TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mezey,Michael L.
TI  - Presidentialism: power in comparative perspective 
SN  - 9781626371644
AV  - JK516 .M475 2013
U1  - 352.23/50973 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Boulder
PB  - Lynne Rienner Publishers
KW  - USA
KW  - President
KW  - Executive Office
KW  - gnd
KW  - Presidents
KW  - United States
KW  - Présidents
KW  - États-Unis
KW  - presidents
KW  - aat
KW  - fast
KW  - Macht
KW  - Internationaler Vergleich
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-252) and index; An introduction to presidentialism -- An intellectual history of executive power -- A comparative perspective on presidential power -- Presidentialism and the size of government -- Presidentialism and globalism -- Presidentialism and the people -- The perils and promise of presidentialism
N2  - In countries as diverse as Brazil, Ecuador, France, Russia, South Africa, and the United States, presidents have come to dominate the politics and political cultures of their nations. Here the author offers a comprehensive cross-national study of the presidency, tracing the historical and intellectual roots of executive power and exploring in detail the contemporary forces that have driven a turn toward "presidentialism."--Publisher's website
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ER  -