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Cabinet Durability in Presidential Democracies
Unformatted Document Text:  Cabinet Durability in Presidential Democracies* Octavio Amorim Neto Graduate School of Economics Getulio Vargas Foundation Praia de Botafogo 190 sala 1102 Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22253-900 Brazil E-mail: ## email not listed ## ABSTRACT This paper examines the determinants of cabinet durability in 13 presidential democracies of the Americas. Based on the econometric analysis of 106 cabinets, this work indicates that durability is affected by the legislative status of the cabinet, the share of partisan ministers, the number of cabinet parties, and whether a legislative majority may censure ministers. * Paper prepared for presentation at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C, September 1-4.The author thanks Jaime de Jesus Filho and Mónica Pachón for their research assistance, and acknowledges support from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.

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Cabinet Durability in Presidential Democracies*
Octavio Amorim Neto
Graduate School of Economics
Getulio Vargas Foundation
Praia de Botafogo 190 sala 1102
Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22253-900
Brazil
E-mail: ## email not listed ##
ABSTRACT
This paper examines the determinants of cabinet durability in 13 presidential democracies
of the Americas. Based on the econometric analysis of 106 cabinets, this work indicates
that durability is affected by the legislative status of the cabinet, the share of partisan
ministers, the number of cabinet parties, and whether a legislative majority may censure
ministers.
* Paper prepared for presentation at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Political
Science Association, Washington, D.C, September 1-4.The author thanks Jaime de Jesus
Filho and Mónica Pachón for their research assistance, and acknowledges support from the
Konrad Adenauer Foundation.


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