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Perfecting Parliament - Constitutional Reform, Liberalism, and the Rise of Western Democracy (Hardcover)
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Perfecting Parliament - Constitutional Reform, Liberalism, and the Rise of Western Democracy (Hardcover)
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This book explains why contemporary liberal democracies are based
on historical templates rather than revolutionary reforms; why the
transition in Europe occurred during a relatively short period in
the nineteenth century; why politically and economically powerful
men and women voluntarily supported such reforms; how interests,
ideas, and preexisting institutions affected the reforms adopted;
and why the countries that liberalized their political systems also
produced the Industrial Revolution. The analysis is organized in
three parts. The first part develops new rational choice models of
(1) governance, (2) the balance of authority between parliaments
and kings, (3) constitutional exchange, and (4) suffrage reform.
The second part provides historical overviews and detailed
constitutional histories of six important countries: the United
States, United Kingdom, Sweden, the Netherlands, Japan, and
Germany. In all the countries discussed, liberal democracy emerged
from a long series of constitutional reforms, rather than as a
quantum leap from authoritarian to democratic governance. The third
part provides additional quantitative evidence in support of the
theory, summarizes the results, contrasts the approach taken in
this book with that of other scholars, and discusses methodological
issues.
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