Abdo I Baaklini, Helen Desfosses

Designs for Democratic Stability

Studies in Viable Constitutionalism

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Since the late 1980s and the collapse of communist, military, and race-based regimes across the world, the euphoria over democracy's triumph has given way to the practical question of how to enhance the viability of democratic constitutional government. That is the subject of this book, with particular attention to the following questions: -- What are the strengths and weaknesses of the available models of democratic governance and how adaptable are they to other societies? (Joel Aberbach; Bert Rockman; Gregory S. Mahler); -- What are the most effective mechanisms for ensuring the accountability of public officials? (Fred W. Riggs; James L. Sundquist); -- How does legislative structure enhance or diminish the prospects for democratic stabilization? (Abdo I. Baaklini); -- What can transitional societies learn from the experience of India, Turkey, and Russia? (T.V. Sathyamurthy; Ersin Kalaycioglu; Erik P. Hoffmann); -- How does the need for economic adjustment impact democractic consolidation? (Diane Ethier); -- How has globalization complicated the task of democratic state-building? (Philp G. Cerny).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 153mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 513g
• ISBN-13: 9780765600523
• ISBN-10: 0765600528
• Artikelnr.: 22032881

Autorenporträt

Abdo I. Baaklini, Helen Desfosses

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Viable Constitutionalism and Democratic Political Stability, Abdo
I. Baaklini; Part 1 Important Characteristics of Presidential and
Parliamentary Systems of Government; Chapter 2 The "Westminster Model" Away
from Westminster: Is It Always the Most Appropriate Model?, Gregory S.
Mahler; Chapter 3 The U.S. Presidential System as a Model for the World,
James L. Sundquist; Chapter 4 Bureaucracy: Control, Responsiveness,
Performance, Joel D. Aberbach, Bert A. Rockman; Chapter 5 Bureaucracy and
Viable Constitutionalism, Fred W. Riggs; Chapter 6 Legislative Structure
and Constitutional Viability in Societies Undergoing Democratic Transition,
Abdo I. Baaklini; Part 2 Case Studies in Designing a Viable Constitution;
Chapter 7 The Constitution as an Instrument of Political Cohesion in
Postcolonial States: The Case of India, 1950-1993, T. V. Sathyamurthy;
Chapter 8 Constitutional Viability and Political Institutions in Turkish
Democracy, Ersin Kalaycio?lu; Chapter 9 Can Viable Constitutionalism Take
Root in Post-Soviet Russia?, Erik P. Hoffmann; Part 3 Limitations of
Constitutionalism; Chapter 10 Democratic Consolidation: Institutional,
Economic, and External Dimensions, Diane Ethier; Chapter 11 Globalization
and the Residual State: The Challenge to Viable Constitutionalism, Philip
G. Cerny;