Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-six CountriesExamining 36 democracies from 1945 to 1996, this text arrives at important - and unexpected - conclusions about what type of democracy works best. It demonstrates that consensual systems stimulate economic growth, control inflation and unemployment, and limit budget deficits. |
Contents
1 Introduction | 1 |
2 The Westminster Model of Democracy | 9 |
3 The Consensus Model of Democracy | 31 |
4 ThirtySix Democracies | 48 |
TwoParty and Multiparty Patterns | 62 |
Concentration Versus Sharing of Executive Power | 90 |
Patterns of Dominance and Balance of Power | 116 |
Majority and Plurality Methods Versus Proportional Representation | 143 |
Amendment Procedures and Judicial Review | 216 |
Independence Versus Dependence | 232 |
14 The TwoDimensional Conceptual Map of Democracy | 243 |
Does Consensus Democracy Make a Difference? | 258 |
Consensus Democracy Makes a Difference | 275 |
17 Conclusions and Recommendations | 301 |
Appendix A Two Dimensions and Ten Basic Variables 194596 and 197196 | 311 |
Appendix B Alternative Measure of Multipartism Cabinet Composition and Disproportionality 194596 and 197196 | 315 |
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