Electoral Laws and the Survival of Presidential Democracies
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Electoral Laws and the Survival of Presidential Democracies by Mark P Jones
Considering the fact that the majority of the world's thirty democratic presidential systems are located in countries that have vacillated between periods of democracy and dictatorship for the past fifty years, it is clear that the survival of each presidential system is of crucial importance to the success of this recent wave of democracy. In Electoral Laws and the Survival of Presidential Democracies, political scientist Mark P. Jones addresses the conditions necessary for the survival of democratic presidential systems, arguing that the electoral laws employed by such systems are intricately and inextricably linked to the longevity of democracy. Throughout the book Jones's focus is on the most realistic and feasible mechanism for facilitating the proper functioning and survival of democratic presidential systems: electoral law reform. Political scientists and Latin Americanists will appreciate Electoral Laws and the Survival of Presidential Democracies as a comprehensive examination of the impact of electoral laws on presidential systems, and as a challenge to the conventional wisdom that the presidential form of government is insuperably flawed."What makes this book a model of solid scholarship is its combination of careful and imaginative empirical research with attention to subnational detailIt focuses on a limited number of structural factors but includes enough of the real world of politics so that its recommendations are plausible." —Latin American Research Review
Mark P. Jones holds the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies at Rice University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780268009335 |
| ISBN 10 | 0268009333 |
| Title | Electoral Laws and the Survival of Presidential Democracies |
| Author | Mark P Jones |
| Series | Kellogg Institute Series On Democracy And Development |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of Notre Dame Press |
| Year published | 1996-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 260 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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