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100	1		_91739 _aLijphart, Arend
245	1	0	_aPatterns of democracy : _bgovernment forms and performance in thirty-six countries / _cArend Lijphart.
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aNew Haven ; _aLondon : _bYale University Press, _cc2012.
300			_a348 p. ; _c21 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_a1. 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.
520			_aIn 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.
650		0	_955 _aDemocracy
650		0	_aComparative government _99
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