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Editorial Ariel Modelos de democracia formas de gobierno y resultados en 36 países
En esta edición revisada y ampliada de su anterior libro Democracies (Democracias), que disfrutó de una gran acogida, Arend Lijphart ofrece un análisis más amplio y profundo que nunca de las instituciones democráticas de todo el mundo. Tras el examen de treinta y seis democracias durante el medio siglo que media entre 1945 y 1996, Lijphart llega a conclusiones tan importantes como inesperadas acerca del tipo de democracia que funciona mejor. A pesar de que la sabiduría convencional sugiere que las democracias de mayoría absoluta como Estados Unidos y Gran Bretaña son superiores a los sistemas consensuales adoptados por Suiza e Israel, Lijphart demuestra lo contrario. En efecto, los sistemas consensuales estimulan el crecimiento económico, controlan la inflación y el desempleo y limitan el déficit presupuestario con la misma eficacia con la que lo hacen las democracias de mayoría absoluta. Además, las democracias de consenso superan claramente los resultados de los sistemas mayoritarios
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Yale University Press Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries
In this updated and expanded edition of his classic text, Arend Lijphart offers a broader and deeper analysis of worldwide democratic institutions than ever before. Examining thirty-six democracies during the period from 1945 to 2010, Lijphart arrives at important—and unexpected—conclusions about what type of democracy works best. Praise for the previous edition:"Magnificent. . . . The best-researched book on democracy in the world today."—Malcolm Mackerras, American Review of Politics"I can't think of another scholar as well qualified as Lijphart to write a book of this kind. He has an amazing grasp of the relevant literature, and he's compiled an unmatched collection of data."—Robert A. Dahl, Yale University"This sound comparative research . . . will continue to be a standard in graduate and undergraduate courses in comparative politics."—Choice
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Yale University Press A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective
American democracy differs greatly from other democracies around the world. But is the American way more or less efficacious than comparable democracies in Asia, Latin America, or Europe? What if the United States had a prime minister instead of (or in addition to) a president, or if it had three or more parties in Congress instead of two? Would there be more partisan animosity and legislative gridlock or less? These are the kinds of questions that thinking about U.S. government in comparative perspective helps us to analyze. This valuable contribution to political studies takes a unique approach to a much-studied subject, looking at the U.S. government from a comparative point of view. Four distinguished scholars in the field examine the Constitution, the two-party system, the division of power between state and federal governments, and other major features of the American political system in terms of how they differ from other democracies, and they explore what those differences ultimately mean for democratic performance. By merging two important fields of study, American government and comparative political systems, this essential text offers a new and refreshingly insightful view of American exceptionalism.
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