Foreword --
Preface --
Contributors --
1. Introduction: Some Observations on Legislatures and Develop- ment Joel Smith and Lloyd D. Musolf --
PART I. POWER, LEGITIMACY, AND LEGISLATURES --
2. Legislative Viability and Political Development Richard Sis- son and Leo Snowiss --
3. Representative and Military Bodies: Their Roles in the Survival of Political Systems of New States Allan Kornberg and Ken- nieth Pittman --
4. Legislatures in Organic Statist-Authoritarian Regimes-The Case of Spain Juan J. Linz --
5. Parliaments in Francophone Africa: Some Lessons from the De- colonization Process Victor T. Le Vine --
6. The Influence of the Legislature on Development Strategy: The Case of Kenya and Tanzania Raymond F. Hopkins --
PART II. LEGISLATURES AND DEVELOPMENT --
7. Presidential Politics and the Decline of the Chilean Congress Arturo Valenzuela and Alexander Wilde --
8. The Role of the Indian Parliament in Economic Planning Jain R. B. --
9. Legislatures and Population Policy in the Third World McCoy --
PART III. LEGISLATORS AND DEVELOPMENT --
10. Bringing Home the Pork: Legislator Behavior, Rural Develop- ment, and Political Change in East Africa Joel D. Barkan --
11. The Parliament of Malaysia and Economic Development: Policy Making and the MP Lloyd D. Musolf and J. Fred Springer --
12. The Role of the National Assembly in Kuwait's Economic De- velopment: National Oil Policy Abdo I. Baaklini and Alia Abdul-Wahab --
13. Thailand's Legislature and Economic Development Decisions David Morell --
14. Conclusion: Retrospect and Prospect Lloyd D. Musolf and Joel Smith ---
References --
Index.