The handbook of national legislatures : a global survey / M. Steven Fish and Matthew Kroenig.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Country Studies -- 3. Comprehensive Lists of Country Scores -- 4. List of Expert Consultants.

"This book assesses the strength of the national legislature of every country in the world with a population of at least a half-million inhabitants. The Legislative Powers Survey (LPS) is a list of thirty-two items that gauges the legislature's sway over the executive, its institutional autonomy, its authority in specific areas, and its institutional capacity. Data were generated by means of a vast international survey of experts, extensive study of secondary sources, and painstaking analysis of constitutions and other relevant documents. Individual country chapters provide answers to each of the thirty-two survey items, supplemented by expert commentary and relevant excerpts from constitutions."--BOOK JACKET.