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Driving democracy : do power-sharing institutions work?
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Driving democracy : do power-sharing institutions work?

Author: Pippa Norris
Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Proposals for power-sharing constitutions remain controversial, as highlighted by contemporary debates in Iraq, Afghanistan, Nepal, and Sudan. This book updates and refines the theory of consociationalism, taking account of the flood of contemporary innovations in power-sharing institutions that has occurred worldwide. The book classifies and compares four types of political institutions: the electoral system,  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Pippa Norris
ISBN: 9780521873192 0521873193 9780521694803 0521694809
OCLC Number: 181072560
Description: xii, 306 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents: What drives democracy? --
Evidence and methods --
Democratic indicators and trends --
Wealth and democracy --
Electoral systems --
Presidential and parliamentary executives --
Federalism and decentralization --
The fourth estate --
What works? : lessons for public policy.
Responsibility: Pippa Norris.
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A comparative study of power-sharing institutions that analyzes the consequences for democracy worldwide.  Read more...

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'The scope of the book, combined with its methodological rigor, ensure that it will stand as an important contribution to the empirical study of democracy.' Journal of Politics '... [Norris'] book Read more...

 
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