Lijphart Arend <br/><br/>
Patterns of democracy : Government forms and performance in thirty six countries 

 - 2nd 
 - London  Yale University  2012 
 - 348p  xv 
<br/><br/>Contents<br/> Preface t o the Second Edition ix;<br/> Preface to the First Edition xv;<br/> 1: Introduction 1;<br/> 2: The Westminster Model of Democracy 9;<br/> 3: The Consensus Model of Democracy 30;<br/> 4: Thirty-Six Democracies 46;<br/> 5: Party Systems: Two-Party and Multiparty Patterns 60;<br/> 6: Cabinets: Concentration Versus Sharing of Executive Power 79;<br/> 7: Executive-Legislative Relations: Patterns of Dominance and Balance of Power 105;<br/> 8: Electoral Systems: Majority and Plurality Methods Versus Proportional Representation 130;<br/> 9: Interest Groups: Pluralism Versus Corporatism 158;<br/>10: Division of Power: The Federal-Unitary and Centralized Decentralized Contrasts 174;<br/>viii CONTENTS;<br/>11: Parliaments and Congresses: Concentration Versus Division of Legislative Power 187;<br/>12: Constitutions: Amendment Procedures and Judicial Review 204;<br/>13: Central Banks: Independence Versus Dependence 226;<br/>14: The Two-Dimensional Conceptual Map of Democracy 239;<br/>15: Effective Government and Policy-Making: Does Consensus Democracy Make a Difference? 255;<br/>16: The Quality of Democracy and a “Kinder, Gentler” Democracy: Consensus Democracy Makes a Difference 274;<br/>17: Conclusions and Recommendations 295;<br/>Appendix: Two Dimensions and Ten Basic Variables, 1945–2010 and 1981–2010 304;<br/>References 311;<br/>Index 338 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780300172027 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>1. Democracy 2. Comparative Government
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.300000  / LIJ