Citizens of the United States, heirs to two centuries of democratic government, tend to believe that presidentialism - rather than parliamentarism - is the political system that best ensures a stable democracy. In Latin America, however, where many governments have been modelled on that of the United States, presidentialism has had mixed success. In "The Failure of Presidential Democracy", Juan Linz and Arturo Valenzuela bring together leading scholars to examine the question of whether presidentialism or parliamentarism offers the best hope for stable government and democratic continuity.
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"It is an impressive and valuable book, with a first-class roster of contributors, and rewards a careful reading." -- Martin C. Needler, Studies in Comparative International Development
"A comprehensive assessment of the institutional processes of presidential government in Latin America, and their insertion in the socio-economic and historical realities of specific country settings... thought provoking material for future discussion." -- Pilar Domingo, Journal of Latin American Studies
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"With a superb cast of contributors and a well-chosen sample of countries, The Failure of Presidential Democracy treats a central issue in the world today, as more and more countries try to construct durable democracies. It also reflects the new emphasis in political science on institutions, an area that has been sorely neglected in Latin American studies. Indeed, the book fills a huge informational and analytical gap on institutional arrangements in Latin American political systems. This is a stimulating, thoughtful, and relevant book -- well suited to classroom use in courses on comparative politics and Latin American politics." -- Paul W. Drake, University of California, San Diego
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IN RECENT DECADES renewed efforts have been made to study and understand the variety of political democracies, but most of those analyses have focused on the patterns of political conflict and more specifically on party systems and coalition formation, in contrast to the attention of many classical writers to institutional arrangements. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
president ialism, presidential alternation, formal presidential powers, parliamentary formula, dual executive systems, electoral schedule, prompt security measures, presidential ism, polarized party system, presidentialist system, oligarchical democracy, political weakening, semipresidential systems, immediate reelection, parliamentary arrangements, economic decrees, unity candidate, regime breakdown, presidential regimes, coalition rule, democratic breakdowns, reforma constitucional, presidential democracies, institutional stress, constitutional congress Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Latin America, National Front, New York, United States, Arturo Valenzuela, Sao Paulo, Fifth Republic, Rio de Janeiro, Supreme Court, Johns Hopkins, Salvador Allende, Juan Linz, New Haven, World War, Alfred Stepan, Fourth Republic, Agrarian Labor, Eduardo Frei, First Republic, President Sarney, Samuel Valenzuela, Scott Mainwaring, Accihn Popular, Chirinos Soto, Costa Rica New!
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IN RECENT DECADES renewed efforts have been made to study and understand the variety of political democracies, but most of those analyses have focused on the patterns of political conflict and more specifically on party systems and coalition formation, in contrast to the attention of many classical writers to institutional arrangements. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
president ialism, presidential alternation, formal presidential powers, parliamentary formula, dual executive systems, electoral schedule, prompt security measures, presidential ism, polarized party system, presidentialist system, oligarchical democracy, political weakening, semipresidential systems, immediate reelection, parliamentary arrangements, economic decrees, unity candidate, regime breakdown, presidential regimes, coalition rule, democratic breakdowns, reforma constitucional, presidential democracies, institutional stress, constitutional congress Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Latin America, National Front, New York, United States, Arturo Valenzuela, Sao Paulo, Fifth Republic, Rio de Janeiro, Supreme Court, Johns Hopkins, Salvador Allende, Juan Linz, New Haven, World War, Alfred Stepan, Fourth Republic, Agrarian Labor, Eduardo Frei, First Republic, President Sarney, Samuel Valenzuela, Scott Mainwaring, Accihn Popular, Chirinos Soto, Costa Rica New!
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- The Breakdown of Democratic Regimes by Professor Juan J. Linz on 9 pages
- Transitions from Authoritarian Rule, Vol. 4: Tentative Conclusions about Uncertain Democracies by Guillermo O'Donnell on page 79, page 283, and page 342
- Chile: Politics and Society by Arturo Valenzuela on page 143, page 145, and Back Matter
- South Korea (Economically Developing Countries) by Sung-Hoon Jung on page 32, and page 61
- The Politics of Coalition Rule in Colombia (Cambridge Latin American Studies) by Jonathan Hartlyn on page 250, and Back Matter
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- Presidentialism, Parliamentarism, and Democracy (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics) by Jose Antonio Cheibub in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Developing Democracy: Toward Consolidation by Larry Diamond in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Radical Women in Latin America: Left and Right by Victoria Gonzalez on page 276, and page 297
- Constructing Democratic Governance in Latin America (An Inter-American Dialogue Book) by Jorge I. Domínguez on page 384, and page 429
- Democratic Politics in Latin America and the Caribbean by Jorge I. Domínguez on page 243
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