{"product_id":"semi-presidentialism-outside-europe-robert-elgie-9780415380478","title":"Semi-Presidentialism Outside Europe: A Comparative Study","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the first academic study of the impact of semi-presidentialism in emerging democracies outside of Europe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSemi-presidentialism is where there is both a directly-elected fixed-term president and a prime minister who is responsible to the legislature. For the most part, semi-presidentialism is seen as being a risky choice for new democracies because it can create potentially destabilizing competition between the president and prime minister. And yet, there are now more than fifty semi-presidential countries in the world. Moreover, many of these countries are in Africa, the former Soviet Union and Asia, often in places where democracy has yet to establish a firm foundation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study begins with a chapter that discusses the advantages and disadvantages of semi-presidentialism and provides the theoretical framework for a wide-ranging series of country chapters presented in the second part of the book. Written by country\/area specialists, the case studies highlight the political processes at work in young semi-presidential democracies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSemi-Presidentialism Outside Europe\u003c\/em\u003e will appeal to those researching and studying in the fields of comparative politics, development and democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Elgie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415380472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415380478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.38h x 6.61w x 0.83d","brand":"Robert Elgie","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064908493055,"sku":"9780415380478","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_342faeb7-a555-4b54-93cb-f6712499c6be.jpg?v=1768671846","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/semi-presidentialism-outside-europe-robert-elgie-9780415380478","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}