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

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

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This updated and expanded edition of the highly acclaimed book Democracies offers an even broader, more thorough analysis of today`s democracies. Encompassing thirty-six democracies around the world, the book compares cabinets, legislatures, parties, election systems, supreme courts, interest groups, and central banks to arrive at important-and unexpected-findings about what type of democracy works best.

Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries,Arend Lijphart,Yale University Press,0300078935,Comparative government,Democracy,Political Ideologies - Democracy,Politics / Current Events,Politics/International Relations,Political Science / Reference,Political economy,Political structures: democracy

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