Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries

By (author): "Arend Lijphart"
Genres:Nonfiction books  Politics books  Political Science books  Academic books  
Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries
ISBN0300078935
ISBN139780300078930
AsinPatterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries
Original titlePatterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries
Examining 36 democracies from 1945 to 1996, this text arrives at important - and unexpected - conclusions about what type of democracy works best. It demonstrates that consensual systems stimulate economic growth, control inflation and unemployment, and limit budget deficits.