• Semi-presidentialism and democracy
  • [NT 42944] Record Type: [NT 8598] Electronic resources : [NT 40817] monographic
    [NT 47353] Alternative Intellectual Responsibility: ElgieRobert.,
    [NT 47353] Alternative Intellectual Responsibility: MoestrupSophia, 1964-
    [NT 47353] Alternative Intellectual Responsibility: WuYushan, 1958-
    [NT 47351] Place of Publication: Basingstoke New York
    [NT 47263] Published: Palgrave Macmillan;
    [NT 47352] Year of Publication: 2011
    [NT 47264] Description: 1 online resource (xii, 296 p.)ill. :
    [NT 47266] Subject: Semi-presidential system. -
    [NT 47266] Subject: Presidents. -
    [NT 47266] Subject: Executive power. -
    [NT 47266] Subject: Prime ministers. -
    [NT 47266] Subject: Democracy. -
    [NT 47266] Subject: Comparative government. -
    [NT 47266] Subject: Representative government and representation. -
    [NT 47266] Subject: POLITICAL SCIENCE - Political Ideologies -
    [NT 47266] Subject: POLITICAL SCIENCE - Government -
    [NT 47266] Subject: POLITICAL SCIENCE - Political Process -
    [NT 51458] Online resource: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230306424
    [NT 47265] Notes: Description based on print version record.
    [NT 51398] Summary: "This book explores the effect of semi-presidentialism on newly-democratising countries. In recent years semi-presidentialism -- the situation where a constitution makes provision for both a directly elected president and a prime minister who is responsible to the legislature -- has become the regime type of choice for many countries"--
    [NT 50961] ISBN: 9780230306424electronic bk.
    [NT 50961] ISBN: 023030642Xelectronic bk.
    [NT 60779] Content Note: Machine generated contents note: Semi-Presidentialism and Democracy; R. Elgie, S. Moestrup & Y-S. Wu PART I: VARIETIES OF SEMI-PRESIDENTIALISM Semi-Presidentialism and Democracy: Institutional Choice, Performance and Evolution; R. Elgie The Study of Semi-Presidentialism: An Holistic Approach; Y-S. Wu Is Semi-Presidentialism a Distinct Constitutional Form?; T. Ginsberg, J. Cheibub & Z. Elkins PART II: THE PERFORMANCE OF SEMI-PRESIDENTIALISM: GENERAL AND REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES Overview of the Performance of Semi-Presidentialism; S. Moestrup Parliamentary Cohesion and Government Formation in Semi-Presidential Democracies; J-W. Lin Semi-Presidentialism in Western Europe; R. Elgie Semi-Presidentialism under Post-Communism; O. Protsyk Semi-Presidentialism and Democratic Development in East Asia; B. Reilly Semi-Presidentialism in Africa; Patterns and Trends; S. Moestrup PART III: THE PERFORMANCE OF SEMI-PRESIDENTIALISM: COUNTRY PERSPECTIVES The President as a Backseat Driver: Portugal's Evolving Semi-Presidentialism; C. Jalali Taiwan: Democratic Consolidation under Presidential Supremacy; Y-S. Wu & J-H. Tsai Semi-Presidentialism and Parliamentary Oligarchy in Post-Orange Ukraine; K. Matsuzato Moldova's Transition from Semi-Presidentialism: Parliamentary Intentions, Presidential Outcome; W. Crowther Semi-Presidentialism in the Weimar Republic: A Failed Attempt at Democracy; Y-C. Shen Semi-Presidentialism and Democracy: What Have we Learnt?; R. Elgie.
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