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Semi-presidentialism and democracySemi-presidentialism and democracy

Semi-presidentialism and democracy

Robert Elgie

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"This book explores the effect of semi-presidentialism on newly-democratising countries. In recent years semi-presidentialism -- the situation where a constitution makes provision for both a directly elected president and a prime minister who is responsible to the legislature -- has become the regime type of choice for many countries"--

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OL Work ID
OL15884077W

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DemocracyPresidentsPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / DemocracyComparative governmentRepresentative government and representationSemi-presidential systemPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / ComparativePrime ministersPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / LeadershipExecutive powerPolitical science

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