edited by Markus M.L. Crepaz, Thomas A. Koelble, and David Wilsford.
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Ann Arbor :
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University of Michigan Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2000.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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262 p. :
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ill. ;
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24 cm.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Studying democracy and putting it into practice: the contributions of Arend Lijphart to democratic theory and to actual democracy / David Wilsford -- Political responsiveness and constitutional design / G. Bingham Powell Jr. -- Arend Lijphart and the new institutionalism / Bernard Grofman -- Arend Lijphart and dimensions of democracy / Rein Taagepera -- Power sharing and the constructionist fallacy / Milton J. Esman -- Expanding the spectrum of Democracies: reflections on proportional representation in New Zealand / Jack H. Nagel -- The new South African constitution: a case of consensus democracy? / Thomas A. Koelble -- Majoritarian or power-sharing government / Andrew Reynolds -- Global economics, local politics: Lijphart's theory of consensus democracy and the politics of inclusion / Markus M.L. Crepaz and Vicki Birchfield -- Varieties of nonmajoritarian democracy / Arend Lijphart.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Institutions are the channels of political power. The design of political institutions matter in how democracies work. This has been Arend Lijphart's life work, and it is this fundamental insight that Democracy and Institutions explores." "These essays offer both theoretical insights into the context and implications of Lijphart's ideas as well as empirical exploration of the ideas." "Democracy and Institutions will be of interest to political scientists, lawyers, and sociologists who study institutions, the impact of electoral systems, constitutional design, and globalization."--BOOK JACKET.