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Semi-presidentialism : sub-types and democratic performance /

Robert Elgie examines the relationship between semi-presidentialism and democratic performance. There are over 50 countries with a semi-presidential constitution. The book shows that the president-parliamentary sub-type is more likely to be associated with a poorer democratic performance than its pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elgie, Robert
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Series:Comparative politics (Oxford University Press)
Subjects:
Semi-presidential system.
Presidents.
Democracy.
Cabinet system.
Legislative power.
Régimes semi-présidentiels.
Présidents.
Cabinet.
Pouvoir législatif.
Démocratie locale.
presidents.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
Cabinet system
Democracy
Legislative power
Presidents
Semi-presidential system
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Robert Elgie examines the relationship between semi-presidentialism and democratic performance. There are over 50 countries with a semi-presidential constitution. The book shows that the president-parliamentary sub-type is more likely to be associated with a poorer democratic performance than its premier-presidential counterpart.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 206 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191618505
0191618500
9780191729003
0191729000