{"product_id":"9780300172027-patterns-of-democracy","title":"Patterns of Democracy","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGovernment Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries\u003cbr\u003eOffers an analysis of worldwide democratic institutions. Examining thirty-six democracies during period from 1945 to 2010, the author arrives at important - and unexpected - conclusions about what type of democracy works best.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this updated and expanded edition of his classic text, Arend Lijphart offers a broader and deeper analysis of worldwide democratic institutions than ever before. Examining thirty-six democracies during the period from 1945 to 2010, Lijphart arrives at important—and unexpected—conclusions about what type of democracy works best. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePraise for the previous edition\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Magnificent. The best-researched book on democracy in the world today.\"—Malcolm Mackerras, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Review of Politics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I can't think of another scholar as well qualified as Lijphart to write a book of this kind. He has an amazing grasp of the relevant literature, and he's compiled an unmatched collection of data.\"—Robert A. Dahl, Yale University\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This sound comparative research . will continue to be a standard in graduate and undergraduate courses in comparative politics.\"—\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450560229750,"sku":"9780300172027","price":19.57,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29719544.jpg?v=1760453430","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780300172027-patterns-of-democracy","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}