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Presidents with prime ministers : do direct elections matter? /

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Using both quantitative and qualitative empirical evidence from democratic systems across the world, this book shows that compared to indirect selection methods, direct elections do not yield more active and contentious presidents, do not polarise political elites or society, and do not remedy polit...

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Main Author: Tavits, Margit
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Elections > Cross-cultural studies.
Voting > Cross-cultural studies.
Direct election > Cross-cultural studies.
Presidents > Election > Cross-cultural studies.
Élections > Études transculturelles.
Vote > Études transculturelles.
Suffrage direct > Études transculturelles.
Présidents > Élection > Études transculturelles.
Direct election
Elections
Presidents > Election
Voting
Electronic books.
Cross-cultural studies
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Using both quantitative and qualitative empirical evidence from democratic systems across the world, this book shows that compared to indirect selection methods, direct elections do not yield more active and contentious presidents, do not polarise political elites or society, and do not remedy political apathy.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 273 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (244-265) and index.
ISBN:0191564702
9780191564703
9780191721007
019172100X
1281978841
9781281978844
9786611978846
6611978844