《Patterns of Democracy》

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作者: Arend Lijphart
出版社: Yale University Press
副标题: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries
出版年: 2012-9-11
页数: 368
定价: USD 23.00
装帧: Paperback
ISBN: 9780300172027

内容简介  · · · · · ·

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.

作者简介  · · · · · ·

Arend Lijphart is professor emeritus of political science at the University of California, San Diego, and the author or editor of more than twenty books, including Democracy in Plural Societies, published by Yale University Press. He lives in San Francisco.

目录  · · · · · ·

1: Introduction 1
2: The Westminster Model of Democracy 9
3: The Consensus Model of Democracy 30
4: Thirty-Six Democracies 46
5: Party Systems: Two-Party and Multiparty Patterns 60
6: Cabinets: Concentration Versus Sharing of Executive Power 79
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1: Introduction 1
2: The Westminster Model of Democracy 9
3: The Consensus Model of Democracy 30
4: Thirty-Six Democracies 46
5: Party Systems: Two-Party and Multiparty Patterns 60
6: Cabinets: Concentration Versus Sharing of Executive Power 79
7: Executive-Legislative Relations: Patterns of Dominance and
Balance of Power 105
8: Electoral Systems: Majority and Plurality Methods Versus
Proportional Representation 130
9: Interest Groups: Pluralism Versus Corporatism 158
10: Division of Power: The Federal-Unitary and Centralized-
Decentralized Contrasts 174
11: Parliaments and Congresses: Concentration Versus Division of
Legislative Power 187
12: Constitutions: Amendment Procedures and Judicial Review 204
13: Central Banks: Independence Versus Dependence 226
14: The Two-Dimensional Conceptual Map of Democracy 239
15: Effective Government and Policy-Making: Does Consensus
Democracy Make a Difference? 255
16: The Quality of Democracy and a “Kinder, Gentler” Democracy:
Consensus Democracy Makes a Difference 274
17: Conclusions and Recommendations 295
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