Patterns of Democracy Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries

Name: Patterns of Democracy Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries
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ISBN: 9780300078930

ISBN-10: 0300078935

ISBN-13: 9780300078930

Edition: 1999

Authors: Arend Lijphart

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Examining 36 democracies from 1945 to 1996, this text arrives at conclusions about what type of democracy works best. It demonstrates that consensual systems stimulate economic growth, control inflation and unemployment and limit budget deficits.

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List price: $21.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 7/11/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface


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


Macro-Economic Management and the Control of Violence: Does Consensus Democracy Make a Difference?


The Quality of Democracy and a "Kinder, Gentler" Democracy: Consensus Democracy Makes a Difference


Conclusions and Recommendations


Two Dimensions and Ten Basic Variables, 1945-96 and 1971-96


Alternative Measure of Multipartism, Cabinet Composition, and Disproportionality, 1945-96 and 1971-96


References


Index