Semi-presidentialism : sub-types and democratic performance / Robert Elgie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elgie, Robert.

Series:

Comparative politics (Oxford University Press)

Comparative politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Semi-presidential system.

Presidents.

Democracy.

Cabinet system.

Legislative power.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Robert Elgie examines the relationship between semi-presidentialism and democratic performance. There are over 50 countries with a semi-presidential constitution. The book shows that the president-parliamentary sub-type is more likely to be associated with a poorer democratic performance than its premier-presidential counterpart.

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Tables; 1 The Perils of Semi-Presidentialism?; 2 Variation Within Semi-Presidentialism; 3 Varieties of Semi-Presidentialism and Democratic Survival; 4 Varieties of Semi-Presidentialism and the Performance of Democracy; 5 Semi-Presidentialism and Democratic Survival and Collapse - Country Narratives; 6 The Performance of Democracy under Semi-Presidentialism - Country Narratives; 7 Premier-Presidentialism, President-Parliamentarism, and Democratic Performance: Indicative Case Studies; 8 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H

IK; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613352576

0-19-161850-0

1-283-35257-5

OCLC:

760886253