Presidentialism and Democracy in Latin America

Book Overview

This 1997 book addresses the current debate regarding the liabilities and merits of presidential government. Does presidentialism make it less likely that democratic governments will be able to manage political conflict? 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 skeptically view claims that presidentialism has added significantly to the problems of democratic governance and stability.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521576148
• ISBN13: 9780521576147
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 508 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

a moving imagination

for the new democracy with so many parties are arising and weak political institution it is must to read especially those involved with political learning and activist. Things are changing all the time but people to learn fast to reap the future