Driving Democracy Do Power-Sharing Institutions Work?

Name: Driving Democracy Do Power-Sharing Institutions Work?
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ISBN: 9780521694803

ISBN-10: 0521694809

ISBN-13: 9780521694803

Edition: 2008

Authors: Pippa Norris

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Proposals for power-sharing constitutions remain controversial, as highlighted by current debates in Iraq, Afghanistan, Nepal, and Sudan. This book updates and refines the theory of consociationalism, taking account of the flood of contemporary innovations in power-sharing institutions that have occurred worldwide. The book classifies and compares four types of political institutions: the electoral system, parliamentary or presidential executives, unitary or federal states, and the structure and independence of the mass media. The study tests the potential advantages and disadvantages of each of these institutions for democratic governance. Cross-national time-series data concerning trends…

Book details

List price: $36.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 8/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.02" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



List of Tables


List of Figures


Preface and Acknowledgments



Do Power-Sharing Regimes Work?



What Drives Democracy?



Evidence and Methods



Democratic Indicators and Trends



Wealth and Democracy



The Impact of Power-Sharing Institutions



Electoral Systems



Presidential and Parliamentary Executives



Federalism and Decentralization



The Fourth Estate



Conclusions



What Works? Lessons for Public Policy


Technical Appendix: Description of the Variables and Data Sources


Notes


Select Bibliography


Index