Table 11.1
Party Fragmentation, Party Volatility, and the Role of Congress| Pre-decentralization | Post-decentralization | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Effective number of parties in congress | 2.65a |
4.6b |
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| Party volatility in congress (percent)c | 18.9d |
38.1e |
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| Volatility in the presidential vote (percent)f | 13.9 |
52.0 |
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| Share of ordinary laws initiated by the legislature (percent) | 34.0 |
64.0 |
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a Average between 1973 and 1988. See Data Appendix for an explanation of the method for computing the effective number of parties. b Average between 1989 and 2003. c See Data Appendix. d Average between 1958 and 1988. e Average between 1989 and 2000. f See Data Appendix. Source: Monaldi and others (2005). |
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