Dados is one of the most widely-read social sciences journals in Latin America. Created in 1966, it publishes innovative works, originating from academic research, by Brazilian and foreign authors. Edited by IESP-UERJ, it aims to reconcile scientific rigor and academic excellence with an emphasis on public debate based on the analysis of substantive issues of society and politics.
Dados vol. 34 n. 1 Rio de Janeiro 1991
Abstract
The study of legislative decision-making processes is essential to an understanding of economic policy within representative governments and has broadened the economist's perception of the characteristics of institutional arrangements. A good share of the progress in this sense has come thanks to the public choice research program, which the article summarizes in four analytical blocks: institutional balance, the behavior of public agents, agent-sponsor relations, and the credibility of economic policy commitments.
Legislatura e Processo Decisório de Política Econômica: Ou, Quando as Instituições Contam