The Performance of Democracies
Political Institutions and Public Policy
ISBN13: 9780199286423ISBN10: 0199286426
Hardback,
344 pages
Nov 2005,
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Description
Is the performance of western democracies in decline? Which countries show the best performance? What type of democracy works best? This book offers a comprehensive analysis of twenty-one OECD countries, systematically examining all major domestic policy areas--domestic security policy, economic policy, social policy, and environmental policy. The findings confront widely held assumptions about the performance of democracies and the role of democratic institutions.Features
- Ambitious and broad-ranging with controversial conclusions
- Asks a key question for Western democracies:is their performance in decline?
- Unprecedented breadth of analysis
About the Author(s)
Edeltraud Roller, Professor of Political Science, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
