Arend Lijphart Patterns of democracy

In this updated and expanded edition of his classic text, Arend Lijphart offers a broader and deeper analysis of worldwide democratic institutions than ever before.

Examining thirty-six democracies during the period from 1945 to 2010, Lijphart arrives at important-and unexpected-conclusions about what type of democracy works best.

Praise for the previous edition: Magnificent.

The best-researched book on democracy in the world today.

-Malcolm Mackerras, American Review of Politics I can't think of another scholar as well qualified as Lijphart to write a book of this kind.

He has an amazing grasp of the relevant literature, and he's compiled an unmatched collection of data.

-Robert A.

Dahl, Yale University This sound comparative research .

will continue to be a standard in graduate and undergraduate courses in comparative politics.

-Choice.