political science

and analytical and ontological
distinctiveness of 63 – 5
and emergence of 56 – 7
and epistemological status of 71
and ideas 65
in times of crisis 70 – 1
and institutional change 64 – 5
and interests:
actors’ conduct 68 – 9
in times of crisis 69 – 70
and materialism 71
and origins of 57 – 63
concern with institutional
disequilibrium 57 – 60
historical institutionalism 60 – 3 , 66
and paradigm shifts 67 – 8
and path dependency 64 – 5
and shortcomings of 71 – 2
and theoretical status of 71
and view of institutions 64
see alsonew institutionalism
consultancy culture, economic institutions,
and interpretive turn 157 – 8
contextualism 6
‘‘Contract with America’’ 381
contracts, and transaction-cost
economics 34
contractualism, and economic
institutions 157
Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty 644
conventions, and constitutions 707 – 9 , 710
convergence, and two-party system 703 ,
707 , 711 – 12
conversion, and policy change 403
cooperation, and collective action 31 – 2
Coordinating Committee for Multilateral
Export Controls (COCOM) 639
coordination:
and approaches to 373
and bargaining 374
and electoral systems 587
and executives in parliamentary
government 330 – 1
and international economic institutions
(IEIs) 658 , 659 – 60

and international security

institutions 644 – 5

and liberal constitution 703 , 717

and networks 82

and public bureaucracies 372 – 5

and role of government 427

as twin-headed task 372 – 3

core executive approach, and executives in

parliamentary government 326 – 7 ,

338 – 9

corporatization:

and regulation 410 , 418 – 19

and tax collection 424 – 5

Costa Rica 444 – 5

counterattack hypothesis, and

inclusion-and-exclusion 165

African-Americans 177 – 82

courts,seejudicial review; judiciary; United

States Supreme Court

creative advance 698 – 9

crises, and institutional theories 753 – 4

critical junctures:

and institutional change 12

and paradigm shifts 67 – 8

critical theory 734

critical thinking 736

cultural community, and interpretation of

politics 4

culture, as tool of analysis 702

cumulative voting 587

cycling, and legislative decisiveness 446

decentralization, and nonfederal states 757

decision-making:

and bureaucrats 370 – 1

and judiciary 517 – 18

attitudinal model of 518 – 20

impact of institutions 525

impact of process on

policymaking 541 – 4

inXuence of interest groups 525

legal model of 520 – 3

popular accountability 525 , 540 – 1

strategic model of 523 – 6

and legislatures 435

subject index 787