Thinking about democracypower sharing and majority rule in theory and practice
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Lijphart, Arend.
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Thinking about democracy power sharing and majority rule in theory and practice
/ Arend Lijphart.
. — London : Routledge, 2008..
x, 306 p. ill. 24 cm.
Introduction : developments in power sharing theory -- Consociational democracy (1969) -- The puzzle of Indian democracy : a consociational interpretation (1996) -- Self-determination versus pre-determination of ethnic minorities in power sharing systems (1991) -- Constitutional design for divided societies (2004) -- The quality of democracy : consensus democracy makes a difference (1999) -- Majority rule in theory and practice : the tenacity of a flawed paradigm (1991) -- Back to democratic basics : who really practices majority rule? (1997) -- Presidentialism and majoritarian democracy : theoretical observations (1994) -- Europe, the European Union, and democracy (2002) -- Constitutional choices for new democracies (1991) -- Double-checking the evidence (1991) -- The alternative vote : a realistic alternative for South Africa? (1991) -- Five exemplary devices for electoral reform (1994) -- Unequal participation : democracy's unresolved dilemma (1997) -- Types of democracy and generosity with foreign aid : an indirect test of the democratic peace proposition (1999) -- Comparative politics and the comparative method (1971) -- Conclusion : power sharing, evidence, and logic.
