Patterns of democracy [[electronic resource] ] : government forms and performance in thirty-six countries / / Arend Lijphart

• Autore: Lijphart Arend
• Pubblicazione: New Haven, : Yale University Press, 2012
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xx, 348 p. ) : ill
• Disciplina: 320.3
• Soggetto topico: Democracy; Comparative government
• Note generali: Previous ed.: 1999.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Patterns of democracy
• ISBN: 1-283-54591-8; 9786613858368; 0-300-18912-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785637303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II