Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-226) and index.; Legislative diffusion : can the U.S. Congress be a source? / Timothy J. Power and Nicol C. Rae -- Reinstitutionalizing the British House of Commons : how relevant is the congressional model? / Nicol C. Rae -- So close, and yet so far : congressional influence on Canadian legislatures / Louis Massicotte -- Recorded voting and accountability in the United States and Latin American legislatures / John M. Carey -- Limits on exporting the U.S. Congress model to Latin America / Scott Morgenstern -- The influence of U.S. Congressional hearings on committee procedure in the German Bundestag / Gerhard Loewenberg -- The U.S. Congress's modest influence on the legislatures of Central and Eastern Europe / John R. Hibbing and Samuel C. Patterson -- The environmental determinants of legislative structure : a comparison of the U.S. House of Representatives and the European Parliament / Amie Kreppel -- Ballot structures and legislative behavior : changing role orientations via electoral reform / Pippa Norris -- Barriers and carriers : legislative diffusion and the selective imitation of Congress / Timothy J. Power and Nicol C. Rae.;