Designs for Democratic Stability: Studies in Viable Constitutionalism

by Abdo I. Baaklini, Helen Desfosses

Overview

Since the 1980s and the collapse of communist, military, and race-based regimes across the world, the euphoria has given way to the question of how to enhance the viability of democratic constitutional government. This text covers this issue.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765600523
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/31/1997
Series:	Comparative Politics Series
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1560L (what's this?)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Abdo I. Baaklini, Helen Desfosses

Table of Contents

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 Kalaycioğlu; 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;