Ernesto Calvo Livres

Focusing on the legislative processes in Argentina and Uruguay, the book delves into the factors influencing law enactment within fragmented congressional systems. It offers in-depth analyses that reveal the complexities and dynamics of legislative success, providing insights into the political and institutional contexts that shape lawmaking in these countries.

Calvo and Murillo consider the non-policy benefits that voters consider when deciding their vote. The authors' theory shows how these non-policy resources also shape parties' ideological positions and which type of electoral offers they target to poorer or richer voters.