The Electoral Strategy of Legislative Politics: Balancing Party and Member Reputation in Japan and Taiwan

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dc.contributor.advisorJones, Mark P.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberStevenson, Randolph T.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMartin, Lannyen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCarroll, Royce A.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLewis, Steven W.en_US
dc.creatorMatsuo, Akitakaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-06T00:08:28Zen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-06T00:08:30Zen_US
dc.date.available2012-09-06T00:08:28Zen_US
dc.date.available2012-09-06T00:08:30Zen_US
dc.date.created2012-05en_US
dc.date.issued2012-09-05en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2012en_US
dc.date.updated2012-09-06T00:08:30Zen_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis explores how political parties coordinate competing objectives, such as winning elections and influencing public policy with demands from their legislators whose interests lie principally in re-election and policy distribution. Electoral and legislative institutions affect the prioritizing of these goals and the appropriate strategy by which to achieve them. Utilizing two East Asian democracies, Japan and Taiwan, my dissertation evaluates this argument via the econometric analysis of various aspects of legislative behavior and policy outcomes, such as committee assignments and deliberations, and intergovernmental fiscal transfers. In regard to committee activities, there exists a significant difference between governing and opposition parties in terms of the expected role of their members on legislative committees. In regard to fiscal transfers, governing parties distribute fiscal resources strategically to party strongholds.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationMatsuo, Akitaka. "The Electoral Strategy of Legislative Politics: Balancing Party and Member Reputation in Japan and Taiwan." (2012) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/64640">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/64640</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.slug123456789/ETD-2012-05-90en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/64640en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectLegislative behavioren_US
dc.subjectParty politicsen_US
dc.subjectJapanese politicsen_US
dc.subjectPork barrelingen_US
dc.titleThe Electoral Strategy of Legislative Politics: Balancing Party and Member Reputation in Japan and Taiwanen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPolitical Scienceen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
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