Patterns of democracy : government forms and performance in thirty-six countries
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This article examined 36 democracies from 1945 to 1996 and found that consensual systems stimulate economic growth, control inflation and unemployment, and limit budget deficits, and that majority rule works best in most democracies.Abstract:
Examining 36 democracies from 1945 to 1996, this text arrives at important - and unexpected - conclusions about what type of democracy works best. It demonstrates that consensual systems stimulate economic growth, control inflation and unemployment, and limit budget deficits.read more
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Comparing Media Systems: three models of media and politics
Daniel C. Hallin,Paolo Mancini +1 more
TL;DR: Hallin and Mancini as discussed by the authors proposed a framework for comparative analysis of the relation between the media and the political system, based on a survey of media institutions in eighteen West European and North American democracies.
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Veto Players: How Political Institutions Work
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Democracy and dictatorship revisited
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Why There is a Democratic Deficit in the EU: A Response to Majone and Moravcsik
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Democratic Deficit: Critical Citizens Revisited
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