Patterns of democracy : government forms and performance in thirty-six countries / Arend Lijphart.

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Lijphart, Arend

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TextPublication details: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, c2012.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 348 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780300172027

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1. Introduction -- 2. The Westminster model of democracy -- 3. The consensus model of democracy -- 4. Thirty-six democracies -- 5. Party systems: two party and multiparty patterns -- 6. Cabinets: concentration versus sharing of executive power -- 7. Executive-legislative relations: patterns of dominance and balance of power -- 8. Electoral systems: majority and plurality methods versus proportional representation -- 9. Interest groups: pluralism versus corporatism -- 10. Division of power: the federal-unitary and centralized-decentralized contrasts -- 11. Parliament and congresses: concentration versus division of legislative power -- 12. Constitutions: amendment procedures and judicial review -- 13. Central banks: independence versus dependence -- 14. The two-dimensional conceptual map of democracy -- 15. Effective government and policy-making: does consensus democracy make a difference? -- 16. The quality of democracy and a "kinder, gentler" democracy: consensus democracy makes a difference.

Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction --
2. The Westminster model of democracy --
3. The consensus model of democracy --
4. Thirty-six democracies --
5. Party systems: two party and multiparty patterns --
6. Cabinets: concentration versus sharing of executive power --
7. Executive-legislative relations: patterns of dominance and balance of power --
8. Electoral systems: majority and plurality methods versus proportional representation --
9. Interest groups: pluralism versus corporatism --
10. Division of power: the federal-unitary and centralized-decentralized contrasts --
11. Parliament and congresses: concentration versus division of legislative power --
12. Constitutions: amendment procedures and judicial review --
13. Central banks: independence versus dependence --
14. The two-dimensional conceptual map of democracy --
15. Effective government and policy-making: does consensus democracy make a difference? --
16. The quality of democracy and a "kinder, gentler" democracy: consensus democracy makes a difference.

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.

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