Semi-presidentialism [electronic resource] : sub-types and democratic performance /

by Elgie, Robert.

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BookSeries: Comparative politics: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011Description: 1 online resource (ix, 206 p.).ISBN: 9780191729003 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Presidents | Democracy | Cabinet system | Legislative powerOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Robert Elgie examines the relationship between semi-presidentialism and democratic performance. There are over 50 countries with a semi-presidential constitution. The book shows that the president-parliamentary sub-type is more likely to be associated with a poorer democratic performance than its premier-presidential counterpart.

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Robert Elgie examines the relationship between semi-presidentialism and democratic performance. There are over 50 countries with a semi-presidential constitution. The book shows that the president-parliamentary sub-type is more likely to be associated with a poorer democratic performance than its premier-presidential counterpart.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Semi-presidentialism [electronic resource] : sub-types and democratic performance /

by Elgie, Robert.