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Institutions and democratic statecraft

Author: Metin Heper; Ali Kazancigil; Bert A Rockman
Publisher: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1997.
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This volume of fifteen original essays examines the role of political institutions in establishing democratic stability around the globe. Leading scholars survey well-established democracies, such as the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and France; relatively established democracies, such as Germany, Italy, India, and Israel; and more recently established democracies, such as Turkey, Poland, and  Read more...
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Institutions and democratic statecraft.
Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1997
(OCoLC)605197615
Online version:
Institutions and democratic statecraft.
Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1997
(OCoLC)607861703
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Metin Heper; Ali Kazancigil; Bert A Rockman
ISBN: 0813399726 9780813399720
OCLC Number: 37109163
Description: vi, 325 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Institutions, democratic stability, and performance / Bert A. Rockman --
Gridlock and the crisis of leadership in the U.S. / Colin Campbell --
British democracy and its discontents / Graham Wilson --
What kind of democracy do Canadians want? / Michael Atkinson --
Institutional reform, rationalization, and the transformation of Australian democracy / Mark Considine --
Stability and representation in France / Valerie Rubsamen --
Institutionalizing democracy in Germany : from Weimar to Bonn and Berlin / Hans-Ulrich Derlien --
Freezing, adaptation, and change in Italian democracy / Leonardo Morlino --
Surviving the odds in the case of Indian democracy / R.B. Jain --
Transforming Israeli democracy under stress / Fred A. Lazin --
Constitution making and democratic consolidation in Turkey / Ergun Özbudun --
Division or cohesion in the Polish executive and the democratic order / George J. Szablowski --
Managing democratic consolidation in Spain : from consensus to majority in institutions / Richard Gunther --
Connecting political institutions to democracy / Ali Kazancigil.
Responsibility: edited by Metin Heper, Ali Kazancigil, and Bert A. Rockman.
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This volume of fifteen original essays examines the role of political institutions in establishing democratic stability around the globe. Leading scholars survey well-established democracies, such as the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and France; relatively established democracies, such as Germany, Italy, India, and Israel; and more recently established democracies, such as Turkey, Poland, and Spain. The final chapter explores how political institutions may be connected to democracy for best performance of the political system.

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