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Autore |
Lijphart Arend |
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Patterns of democracy [[electronic resource] ] : government forms and performance in thirty-six countries / / Arend Lijphart |
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New Haven, : Yale University Press, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-54591-8 |
9786613858368 |
0-300-18912-5 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xx, 348 p. ) : ill |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Democracy |
Comparative government |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Westminster Model of Democracy -- Chapter 3. The Consensus Model of Democracy -- Chapter 4. Thirty-Six Democracies -- Chapter 5. Party Systems: Two-Party and Multiparty Patterns -- Chapter 6. Cabinets: Concentration Versus Sharing of Executive Power -- Chapter 7. Executive-Legislative Relations: Patterns of Dominance and Balance of Power -- Chapter 8. Electoral Systems: Majority and Plurality Methods Versus Proportional Representation -- Chapter 9. Interest Groups: Pluralism Versus Corporatism -- Chapter 10. Division of Power: The Federal-Unitary and Centralized-Decentralized Contrasts -- Chapter 11. Parliaments and Congresses: Concentration Versus Division of Legislative Power -- Chapter 12. Constitutions: Amendment Procedures and Judicial Review -- Chapter 13. Central Banks: Independence Versus Dependence -- Chapter 14. The Two-Dimensional Conceptual Map of Democracy -- Chapter 15. Effective Government and Policy-Making: Does Consensus Democracy Make a Difference? -- Chapter 16. The Quality of Democracy and a "Kinder, Gentler" Democracy: Consensus Democracy Makes a Difference -- Chapter 17. Conclusions and Recommendations -- Appendix Two. Dimensions and Ten Basic Variables, 1945-2010 and 1981-2010 -- References -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 what type of democracy works best. Praise for the previous edition:";Magnificent. . . . The best-researched book on democracy in the world today.";-Malcolm Mackerras, American Review of Politics"; I can't think of another scholar as well qualified as Lijphart to write a book of this kind. He has an amazing grasp of the relevant literature, and he's compiled an unmatched collection of data.";-Robert A. Dahl, Yale University"; This sound comparative research . . . will continue to be a standard in graduate and undergraduate courses in comparative politics.";-Choice |
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