Presidentialism, parliamentarism, and democracy /
Cheibub, José Antônio,
Presidentialism, parliamentarism, and democracy / Jose Antonio Cheibub. - New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2007. - 1 online resource (xiv, 202 pages) : illustrations - Cambridge studies in comparative politics . - Cambridge studies in comparative politics. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-195) and index.
Introduction -- Presidential, parliamentary, and mixed democracies -- Are the incentives for coalition formation different in parliamentary and presidential democracies? -- Are coalitions rare in presidential democracies? -- Party discipline and form of government -- What makes presidential democracies fragile? -- Conclusion.
Are newly established presidential democracies doomed to fail? Advocates of parliamentarism point to the fact that these regimes tend to last longer than presidential ones in support of their positive answer to this question. This book takes a contrary view on this issue.
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Presidents.
Cabinet system.
Democracy.
Coalition governments.
Democracy
Présidents.
Cabinet.
Démocratie.
Gouvernements de coalition.
presidents.
democracy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Ideologies--Democracy.
Cabinet system.
Coalition governments.
Democracy.
Presidents.
Präsidentielles Regierungssystem
Parlamentarismus
Demokratie
Présidents--Études comparatives.
Gouvernement (science politique)--Études comparatives.
Démocratie--Études comparatives.
Gouvernements de coalition--Études comparatives.
Electronic books.
JF255 / .C45 2007eb
321.8
Presidentialism, parliamentarism, and democracy / Jose Antonio Cheibub. - New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2007. - 1 online resource (xiv, 202 pages) : illustrations - Cambridge studies in comparative politics . - Cambridge studies in comparative politics. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-195) and index.
Introduction -- Presidential, parliamentary, and mixed democracies -- Are the incentives for coalition formation different in parliamentary and presidential democracies? -- Are coalitions rare in presidential democracies? -- Party discipline and form of government -- What makes presidential democracies fragile? -- Conclusion.
Are newly established presidential democracies doomed to fail? Advocates of parliamentarism point to the fact that these regimes tend to last longer than presidential ones in support of their positive answer to this question. This book takes a contrary view on this issue.
9780511257414 (electronic bk.) 0511257414 (electronic bk.) 0511256914 (electronic bk.) 9780511256912 (electronic bk.) 9780511813344 (electronic bk.) 0511813341 (electronic bk.) (cloth) (cloth) (paper) (paper)
Presidents.
Cabinet system.
Democracy.
Coalition governments.
Democracy
Présidents.
Cabinet.
Démocratie.
Gouvernements de coalition.
presidents.
democracy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Ideologies--Democracy.
Cabinet system.
Coalition governments.
Democracy.
Presidents.
Präsidentielles Regierungssystem
Parlamentarismus
Demokratie
Présidents--Études comparatives.
Gouvernement (science politique)--Études comparatives.
Démocratie--Études comparatives.
Gouvernements de coalition--Études comparatives.
Electronic books.
JF255 / .C45 2007eb
321.8