Title Presidents, Parties, and Prime Ministers : How the Separation of Powers Affects Party Organization and Behavior

Published Leiden : Cambridge University Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (311 pages) Contents Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Political Parties in the Neo-Madisonian Theoretical Framework; 3 Insiders and Outsiders: Madison's Dilemma and Leadership Selection; 4 Constitutional Design and Intraparty Leadership Accountability; 5 Electoral Separation of Purpose within Political Parties; 6 The Impact of Constitutional Change on Party Organization and Behavior; 7 Parties' "Presidential Dilemmas" in Brazil and Mexico; 8 Presidents, Prime Ministers, and Mandate Representation; 9 Conclusion; References; Index Summary David J. Samuels and Matthew S. Shugart provide the first systematic analysis of how democratic constitutional design shapes party politics Notes Print version record Subject Separation of powers -- Cross-cultural studies Heads of state -- Cross-cultural studies Political parties -- Cross-cultural studies Democracy -- Cross-cultural studies Democracy Heads of state Political parties Separation of powers Genre/Form Cross-cultural studies Form Electronic book Author Shugart, Matthew ISBN 9780511774775 051177477X 1282657941 9781282657946

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