The Failure of Presidential Democracy: Comparative Perspectives Vol. 1

About this book

Citizens of the United States heirs to two centuries of democratic government tend to believe that presidentialism rather than parliamentarism is the political system that best ensures a stable democracy. In Latin America however where many governments have been modeled on that of the United States presidentialism has had mixed success. In The Failure of Presidential Democracy Juan Linz and Arturo Valenzuela bring together leading scholars to examine the question of whether presidentialism or parliamentarism offers the best hope for stable government and democratic continuity.