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In this updated and expanded edition of his classic text, arend lijphart offers a broader and deeper analysis of worldwide democratic institutions than ever. Arend lijphart is professor emeritus of political science at the university of california, san diego, and the author or editor of more than twenty books, including democracy in plural societies, published by yale university press. In addition to theoretical disputes regarding fallacies in the conceptualization of his two wellknown models of democracy consensus and westminster the volume offers grounds for methodological and. Government forms and performance in thirtysix countries by arend lijphart available from rakuten kobo. Government forms and performance in thirtysix countries very good but not perfect according to pablo. Summary patterns of democracy lijphart comparative. In this updated and expanded edition of his classic text, arend lijphart offers a. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading patterns of democracy. Lijphart s patterns of democracy is the starting point for any course on political institutions. Arend dangremond lijphart born 17 august 1936, apeldoorn, netherlands is a political scientist specializing in comparative politics, elections and voting systems, democratic institutions, and ethnicity and politics. Government forms and performance in thirtysix countries by a.
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