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Presidents with prime ministers do direct elections matter?
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Presidents with prime ministers [electronic resource] : do direct elections matter? / Margit Tavits.
ISBN
9780191721007 (ebook) :
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 273 p.) : ill.
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Summary
Using both quantitative and qualitative empirical evidence from democratic systems across the world, this book shows that compared to indirect selection methods, direct elections do not yield more active and contentious presidents, do not polarise political elites or society, and do not remedy political apathy.
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Oxford scholarship online.
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Books / Online
Language
English
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September 01, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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