1. Introduction: political institutions and the determinants of public policy Stephan Haggard and Mathew D. McCubbins

Part I. Theory: 2. The institutional determinants of economic policy outcomes Gary W. Cox and Mathew D. McCubbins

3. Institutions and public policy in presidential systems Matthew S. Shugart and Stephan Haggard

Part II. Budgetary Policy Cases: 4. Budget procedure and fiscal restraint in post-transition Chile Lisa Baldez and John M. Carey

5. Political institutions and public policy in Argentina: an overview of the formation and execution of the National Budget Mark P. Jones

6. Democracy and deficits in Taiwan: the politics of fiscal policy, 1986-1996 Tun-jen Cheng and Stephan Haggard

Part III. Regulatory Policy Cases: 7. Political institutions and economic development: the case of electric utility regulation in Argentina and Chile William B. Heller and Mathew D. McCubbins

8. Power politics: elections and electricity regulation in Taiwan Stephan Haggard and Gregory W. Noble

9. Privatization in transition economies: politics as usual? Philip Keefer and Mary Shirley

10. Conclusion: policymaking in presidential systems Stephan Haggard, Mathew D. McCubbins and Matthew Shugart.