{"product_id":"comparative-constitutional-engineering-second-edition-giovanni-sartori-9780814780633","title":"Comparative Constitutional Engineering (Second Edition): Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe second edition of this pathbreaking, highly innovative comparative study in state-building by a major political scientist is a fully updated examination of the problems of making democratic government work.\u003cbr\u003e Sartori begins by assessing electoral systems. He attacks the conventional wisdom that their influence cannot be predicted and also disputes the view that proportional representation is always best and will deliver 'consensus democracy'. He argues that the double-ballot formulas deserve more consideration for their ability to facilitate governability in adverse circumstances. \u003cbr\u003e His comparative assessment of presidential and semi-presidential systems and the variety of formulas that are categorized, sometimes misleadingly, as parliamentary, looks at the conditions that allow a political form to perform as intended.\u003cbr\u003e He concludes with a detailed proposal for a new type of government: alternating presidentialism. This meets the need for strong parliamentary control and efficient government, with safeguards against both parliamentary obstructionism and government by decree, and so could help to avoid political paralysis in Latin America, in the post-communist countries of Europe and in countries with dysfunctional parliamentary systems such as Italy and Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Giovanni Sartori\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814780636\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814780633\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 6.42w x 0.58d","brand":"Giovanni Sartori","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986721702143,"sku":"9780814780633","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_33763320-5bad-4bf1-8450-6de1856207a4.jpg?v=1683284852","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/comparative-constitutional-engineering-second-edition-giovanni-sartori-9780814780633","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}