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A centripetal theory of democratic governance /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	A centripetal theory of democratic governance // John Gerring, Strom C. Thacker.
Author:	Gerring, John,
other author:	Thacker, Strom Cronan,
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 237 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). :
Notes:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Subject:	Democracy. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511756054
ISBN:	9780511756054 (ebook)

A centripetal theory of democratic governance /
Gerring, John,1962-

A centripetal theory of democratic governance /John Gerring, Strom C. Thacker. - 1 online resource (xiii, 237 pages) :digital, PDF file(s).

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

This book outlines the importance of political institutions in achieving good governance within a democratic polity and sets forth an argument to explore what sorts of institutions do the job best. By focusing on 'centripetal institutions', which maximize both representation and authority by bringing political energy and actors toward the centre of a polity, the authors set forth a relatively novel theory of democratic governance, applicable to all political settings in which multi-party competition obtains. Basing their theory on national-level political institutions, the authors argue that there are three types of political institutions that are fundamental in securing a centripetal style of democratic governance: unitary (rather than federal) sovereignty, a parliamentary (rather than presidential) executive, and a closed-list PR electoral system (rather than a single-member district or preferential-vote system).

ISBN: 9780511756054 (ebook)Subjects--Topical Terms:

557320
Democracy.

LC Class. No.: JC423 / .G375 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 321.8

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