Patterns of democracy : government forms and performance in thirty-six countries /

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In this updated and expanded edition of his classic text, Arend Lijphart offers a broader and deeper analysis of worldwide democratic institutions than ever before. Examining thirty-six democracies during the period from 1945 to 2010, Lijphart arrives at important--and unexpected--conclusions about...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lijphart, Arend
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, 2012.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Democracy.
Comparative government.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Comparative.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
Democratie.
Demokrati.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Westminster model of democracy
  • The consensus model of democracy
  • Thirty-six democracies
  • Party systems : two-party and multiparty patterns
  • Cabinets : concentration versus sharing of executive power
  • Executive-legislative relations : patterns of dominance and balance of power
  • Electoral systems : majority and plurality methods versus proportional representation
  • Interest groups : pluralism versus corporatism
  • Division of power : the federal-unitary and centralized-decentralized contrasts
  • Parliaments and congresses : concentration versus division of legislative power
  • Constitutions : amendment procedures and judicial review
  • Central banks : independence versus dependence
  • The two-dimensional conceptual map of democracy
  • Effective government and policy-making : does concensus democracy make a difference?
  • The quality of democracy and a "kinder, gentler" democracy : consensus democracy makes a difference
  • Conclusions and recommendations.

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