Legislative Assemblies: Voters, Members, and Leaders

By whatever name they are known (Parliaments, Legislatures, or Assemblies, to name but three) legislative assemblies in democratic societies face the twin challenges of institutional capacity and accountability to their citizens. In addressing these challenges, assemblies vary in the extent to which they serve the respective interests of three critical sets of actors: their members, party leaders, and voters. In this book, Shane Martin and Kaare W. Strøm identify three ideal types of democratic assemblies - the members' assembly, the leaders' assembly, and the voters' assembly - and analyze national legislative assemblies in the world's 68 most populous democracies, from Finland to Papua New Guinea, in light of these models. Based on extensive new cross-national data, they trace the implications of the three assembly types for the design, internal organization, resources, and powers of democratic national assemblies, develop indices of each assembly type, and score each of the 68 legislative assemblies on these indices. The analysis of legislative re-election rates in these countries reveals that the fate of incumbents depends on member resources as well as on leadership control, but is ultimately constrained by voter confidence. In conclusion, the authors discuss the past and future trajectories of legislative assemblies, including their susceptibility to democratic backsliding.

Politics & Social Sciences

Strøm, Kaare

Martin, Shane

Social Sciences

Oxford University Press

Enjoy the amazing aromas and flavors of homemade vegan breads made entirely with plant-based ingredients, at a fraction of the cost of store-bought vegan breads. Everyone deserves good homemade bread, but if you are a vegan or have one in your household, it has long been challenging to bake a luscious, earthy plant-based loaf to serve and enjoy, simply because so many breads and flavored breads contain animal products like eggs, milk, cream, and butter. Vegan baking has seen great improvements in recent years, however, and the tide has turned. In more than 70 recipes that range from the familiar and kid-friendly to the rustic and artisanal, celebrated vegan blogger Shane Martin reveals how fun and delectable it is to bake vegan breads. With everyday sandwich loaves and elegant French- and Italian-inspired artisan rounds and loaves, and with lots of sweet or cheesy filled breads and quick breads, Baking Vegan Bread at Home serves up a feast of honest and healthy homemade goodness. It includes: &nbsp; <ul> <li>Family-style loaves from whole wheat and white to rye, pumpernickel, and sourdough</li> <li>Artisan breads like focaccia, ciabatta, challah, baguettes, and boules</li> <li>Amazing flavored breads made with fruits, veggies, nuts, seeds, and, best of all, chocolate!&nbsp;</li> <li>Muffins, scones, pancakes, waffles, and donuts for breakfast, brunch, or snacks</li> <li>&#8203;Biscuits, buns, rolls, crackers, pitas, pizza doughs, and cornbread</li> </ul> With lots of tips and tricks for making plant-based breads as good as or better than the "originals," this pathbreaking book will have you baking deeply flavorful and incredibly healthy vegan breads in no time.

Baking Vegan Bread at Home: Beautiful Everyday and Artisan Plant-Based Breads

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Baking

Harvard Common Press

Leave behind the expensive store-bought vegan breads and discover the incredible flavors and aromas of nutritious, plant-based breads you can make quickly at home in your bread machine. If you are vegan, you know how hard it is to find affordable and tasty vegan breads in stores--because so many breads and flavored breads contain animal products like milk, eggs, and butter. You have probably also had little luck finding plant-based bread recipes for home bread-baking.&nbsp;Popular vegan blogger Shane Martin, who blogs at Shane and Simple, wrote the pathbreaking cookbook Baking Vegan Bread at Home to solve both of those challenges for bread-baking in the oven. Now, in his second book, Shane shows how you can&nbsp;make extraordinary plant-based breads conveniently and easily in the bread machine. The 65 recipes in this volume range from family-friendly&nbsp;everyday sandwich loaves, such as whole wheat, white, oat bran, and sourdough, to elegant European-style breads like Italian ciabatta and focaccia and French boules. They include: &nbsp; <ul> <li>Quick breads like scones, waffles, and muffins</li> <li>Lunchbox breads the kids--and grownups!--will love</li> <li>Filled breads loaded with veggies, fruits, nuts, seeds, vegan cheese, chocolate, and more</li> <li>Holiday breads for year-round celebrations</li> <li>Rustic bakery-style artisan breads&nbsp;</li> </ul> In addition to the feast of delectable recipes, Shane includes lots of expert tips on how to get the best performance from your bread machine, especially when working with vegan ingredients. With this book in hand, you w&#8203;ill never be happier that you own a bread machine, and you will find a lifetime of delicious ideas for incredibly healthy and easy-to-make plant-based breads.

The Vegan Bread Machine Cookbook: Splendid Plant-Based and Dairy-Free Vegan Breads

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