Democracies: Patterns of Majoritarian and Consensus Government in Twenty-One Countries

There is more than one way to run a successful democracy. Lijphart divides these democracies into two basic models: majoritarian democracies, in which the majority rules, and consensus democracies, in which deep divisions in the society have prompted restraints on majority rule. This book is the broadest and most thorough comparative study of democratic regimes available and will be especially suitable for course use.Lijphart, Arend is the author of 'Democracies: Patterns of Majoritarian and Consensus Government in Twenty-One Countries' with ISBN 9780300031829 and ISBN 0300031823.