Semi-Presidentialism in Europe |
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| Editor:
| Elgie, Robert |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-152217-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1999 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $202.50 |
Book Description:
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Semi-Presidentialism is the term used to describe the constitutional arrangement where there is a directly elected president and a prime-minister who is responsible to parliament. Semi-presidential countries include France, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine. These countries share certain constitutional features, but the exercise of presidential and prime-ministerial power varies greatly from one to another. Semi-Presidentialism in Europe examines the politics ofsemi-presidentialsim and...
More DescriptionSemi-Presidentialism is the term used to describe the constitutional arrangement where there is a directly elected president and a prime-minister who is responsible to parliament. Semi-presidential countries include France, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine. These countries share certain constitutional features, but the exercise of presidential and prime-ministerial power varies greatly from one to another. Semi-Presidentialism in Europe examines the politics ofsemi-presidentialsim and explores why it is that seemingly similar political systems operate in such different ways.