Who takes the initiative in proposing the ordinance?: Determinants of the legislative performance of metropolitan councilors (2006-2018)

Municipal mergers have been widely used as a tool for administrative reform. The goal of most municipal mergers is to increase the efficiency of service provision, but their impact on local democracy has been neglected. In particular, little is known as to how mergers affect performance of local legislatures. In filling these gaps, this study uses a dataset of 754 Japanese city-level governments from 2008 to 2014 to examine how mergers influence legislative performance. After controlling for potential confounding factors, the analysis shows that municipal merger is negatively correlated to legislative performance.

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Gender and Legislative Performance in India

Politics & Gender ◽

10.1017/s1743923x14000051 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 10 (02) ◽

pp. 236-264 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Suraj Jacob

Keyword(s):

Legislative Performance

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Constitutional change, legislative performance and institutional consolidation

Revista Brasileira de Ciências Sociais ◽

10.1590/s0102-69092000000500006 ◽

2000 ◽

pp. 73-94 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Argelina Cheibub Figueiredo ◽

Fernando Limongi

Keyword(s):

Constitutional Change ◽

Legislative Performance

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L'effet lune de miel dans un contexte parlementaire: le cas canadien

Canadian Journal of Political Science ◽

10.1017/s0008423900012725 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 483-497 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Richard Nadeau

Keyword(s):

Popular Support ◽

Political Resources ◽

Legislative Performance

AbstractAmerican presidents have enjoyed a significant boost of their popular support early after their election. This article examines the existence of this same honeymoon phenomenon in the context of Canadian federal elections since 1945. The study shows that the above-mentioned phenomenon exists in Canada, identifies the circumstances more conducive to producing it and tries to demonstrate that it mostly results from a majority effect. In conclusion, it is suggested that the gain in political resources due to the honeymoon effect could be beneficial to the government's legislative performance.

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