Patterns of democracy : Government forms and performance in thirty six countries

Contents
Preface t o the Second Edition ix;
Preface to the First Edition xv;
1: Introduction 1;
2: The Westminster Model of Democracy 9;
3: The Consensus Model of Democracy 30;
4: Thirty-Six Democracies 46;
5: Party Systems: Two-Party and Multiparty Patterns 60;
6: Cabinets: Concentration Versus Sharing of Executive Power 79;
7: Executive-Legislative Relations: Patterns of Dominance and Balance of Power 105;
8: Electoral Systems: Majority and Plurality Methods Versus Proportional Representation 130;
9: Interest Groups: Pluralism Versus Corporatism 158;
10: Division of Power: The Federal-Unitary and Centralized Decentralized Contrasts 174;
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11: Parliaments and Congresses: Concentration Versus Division of Legislative Power 187;
12: Constitutions: Amendment Procedures and Judicial Review 204;
13: Central Banks: Independence Versus Dependence 226;
14: The Two-Dimensional Conceptual Map of Democracy 239;
15: Effective Government and Policy-Making: Does Consensus Democracy Make a Difference? 255;
16: The Quality of Democracy and a “Kinder, Gentler” Democracy: Consensus Democracy Makes a Difference 274;
17: Conclusions and Recommendations 295;
Appendix: Two Dimensions and Ten Basic Variables, 1945–2010 and 1981–2010 304;
References 311;
Index 338