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A centripetal theory of democratic governance /
This book outlines the importance of political institutions in achieving good governance within a democratic polity and sets forth an argument to explore what sorts of institutions do the job best. By focusing on 'centripetal institutions', which maximize both representation and authority...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book outlines the importance of political institutions in achieving good governance within a democratic polity and sets forth an argument to explore what sorts of institutions do the job best. By focusing on 'centripetal institutions', which maximize both representation and authority by bringing political energy and actors toward the centre of a polity, the authors set forth a relatively novel theory of democratic governance, applicable to all political settings in which multi-party competition obtains. Basing their theory on national-level political institutions, the authors argue that there are three types of political institutions that are fundamental in securing a centripetal style of democratic governance: unitary (rather than federal) sovereignty, a parliamentary (rather than presidential) executive, and a closed-list PR electoral system (rather than a single-member district or preferential-vote system). |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 237 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-225) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780511409882 0511409885 0511409346 9780511409349 9780521883948 0521883946 9780521710152 0521710154 9780511407987 051140798X 9780511756054 0511756054 1107185998 9781107185999 1281717053 9781281717054 9786611717056 6611717056 0511407246 9780511407246 0511408773 9780511408779 |