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The institutions of liberal democratic states / Munroe Eagles, Christopher Holoman, Larry Johnston.

De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Eagles, Munroe, 1956- author.
Johnston, Larry, 1955- author.
Holoman, Christopher, 1957- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Political science--Textbooks.
Political science.
Comparative government--Textbooks.
Comparative government.
Democracy.
Genre:
Textbooks.
Electronic books.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (144 p.)
Place of Publication:
Peterborough, Ontario : Broadview Press, 2004.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
This book provides a concise overview of the institutions of government in modern democracies, including constitutions, legislatures, heads of state and of government, variations of federalism, and electoral systems. The Institutions of Liberal Democratic States presents four excerpted chapters from Politics: An Introduction to Democratic Government, second edition.
Contents:
Frontmatter
CONTENTS
Chapter One The State: Constitutions, Institutions, and Systems
Chapter Two Presidential versus Parliamentary Systems: Executives and Legislatures in Liberal Democracies
Chapter Three Governing Territory: Unitary and Federal Systems
Chapter Four Cleavage Structures and Electoral Systems
INDEX
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Also published as one section of a larger book, Politics: an introduction to democratic government.
ISBN:
1-4426-0206-6
OCLC:
181843223

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