PSC 1001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Presidential System, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Itap
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1)"institutions matter": influence norms, beliefs and actions; therefore they shape. 2)"institutions are endogenous": their form and their functioning depend on the conditions under which they emerge and endure. 2. conditions shape institutions and institutions only transmit the causal effects of these conditions. B. old understanding: (institutions don"t matter as much as other things ) the rich"; basketball analogy. 1. lenin"s understanding of democracy: if the rich can buy elections, democracy will serve. 2. rousseau for this observation institutions are established in a society that has some. D. big question: if different institutions are possible only under different conditions, how can we. A. a focus on the institution of choosing rulers by elections: when do political parties obey tell whether what matters are institutions or the conditions? . Ii. endogenous institutions: choosing governments by elections results of elections? armed: arms are controlled by specialized bureaucracies so votes are not accurate not if a country is poor .
