Presidentialism and Democracy in Latin America (Hardcover, New)

Addressing the current debate regarding the liabilities and merits of presidential government, this work asks: does presidentialism make it less likely that democratic governments will be able to manage political conflict, as many prominent scholars have argued? With the unprecedented wave of transitions to democracy since the 1970s, this question has been hotly contested in political and intellectual circles all over the globe. The contributors to this volume examine variations among different presidential systems and sceptically view claims that presidentialism has added significantly to the problems of democratic governance and stability. The contributors argue that presidential systems vary in important ways, mostly according to the constitutional powers accorded to the president to affect legislation and the degree to which presidents parties control legislative majorities.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
Release date:	May 1997
First published:	1997
Editors:	Scott Mainwaring • Matthew Soberg Shugart
Dimensions:	237 x 161 x 39mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	506
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-57266-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy Promotions
LSN:	0-521-57266-5
Barcode:	9780521572668

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