Driving democracy : do power-sharing institutions work? /

Proposals for power-sharing constitutions remain controversial, as highlighted by current debates in Iraq, Afghanistan, Nepal, and Sudan. This book updates and refines the theory of consociationalism, taking account of the flood of contemporary innovations in power-sharing institutions that have occ...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Norris, Pippa
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Democracy.
Comparative government.
Public administration.
Democracy
Démocratie.
Institutions politiques comparées.
Administration publique (Science)
democracy.
comparative politics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
Comparative government
Public administration
Gewaltenteilung
Demokratie
Politische Institution
Soziale Wohlfahrt
Föderalismus
Wahlsystem
Politisches System > Systemvergleich.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • What drives democracy?
  • Evidence and methods
  • Democratic indicators and trends
  • Wealth and democracy
  • Electoral systems
  • Presidential and parliamentary executives
  • Federalism and decentralization
  • The fourth estate
  • What works? : lessons for public policy.

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