Checking Presidential Power Palanza Paperback Cambridge University Press

Checking Presidential Power\n\nExecutive Decrees and the Legislative Process in New Democracies\n\nProvides the first comparative look into executive decree authority. It explains why presidents issue decrees and why checks and balances sometimes fail.\n\nValeria Palanza (Author)\n\n9781108446631, Cambridge University Press\n\nPaperback, published 14 April 2022\n\n265 pages\n22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.361 kg\n\n'In her groundbreaking book, Palanza (Pontificia Universidad de Chile) examines policy making in separation of powers systems by explaining the levels of reliance on executive decrees that may lead to unbalanced presidential systems and ultimately low democratic quality. The author accurately defends the long-held belief that policy enacted by decree is less stable than policy enacted by the widely supported congressional statutes.' K. M. Zaarour, Choice\n\nA central concern about the robustness of democratic rule in new democracies is the concentration of power in the executive ]