Patterns of democracy : government forms and performance in thirty-six countries / / Arend Lijphart
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| Autore: |
Lijphart Arend
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| Titolo: |
Patterns of democracy : government forms and performance in thirty-six countries / / Arend Lijphart
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| 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: | 9786613858368 |
| 9781283545914 | |
| 1283545918 | |
| 9780300189124 | |
| 0300189125 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910963000403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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