Semi-Presidentialism and Democracy /

Explores the effect of semi-presidentialism on newly-democratising countries. In recent years semi-presidentialism - the situation where a constitution makes provision for both a directly elected president and a prime minister who is responsible to the legislature - has become the regime type of cho...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Elgie, Robert (Editor), Moestrup, Sophia (Editor), Yu-Shan, Wu (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
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Summary:Explores the effect of semi-presidentialism on newly-democratising countries. In recent years semi-presidentialism - the situation where a constitution makes provision for both a directly elected president and a prime minister who is responsible to the legislature - has become the regime type of choice for many countries.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XII, 296 pages)
ISBN:9780230306424
DOI:10.1057/9780230306424