Parliamentary Democracy: Is There a Perfect Model?

by Nicholas Hopkinson

Overview

This title was first published in 2001. With the collapse of Communism in Central and Eastern Europe, the legitimacy of one-party, and often one-person rule in other parts of the world has been fundamentally challenged. It appears that for the first time parliamentary democracy has become the universally accepted model to adopt or to be perfected. Newer democracies have started to build the institutions and capacity necessary to sustain democracy, while established democracies continue to refine their democracy, sometimes introducing full-scale reforms. This book examines whether elements of the perfect democracy can be identified and how democratic structures and practices can be improved.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781351768085
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/05/2017
Series:	Routledge Revivals
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	140
File size:	516 KB

About the Author

Nicholas Hopkinson

Table of Contents

1: Democracy and Good Government; 2: To What Extent Should Cultural Values and the National Context Determine Democratic Practice?; 3: Adapting Democracy to National Circumstances; 4: Free and Fair Elections; 5: Representation, Political Parties and Direct Democracy; 6: Ensuring Parliamentarians are Representative; 7: Improving the Effectiveness of Parliament; 8: Is There a Correlation between Democracy and Development?; 9: Case Studies; 10: Conclusions

Editorial Reviews

Eight unattributed studies record the contributions of Parliamentarians and other specialists from around the world to a February 1999 conference of Australian Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and Wilton Park, an academically independent Executive Agency of the Australian Foreign and Commonwealth Office where Hopkinson is deputy director. They explore such topics as the extent to which cultural values and the national context should determine democratic practice, free and fair elections, and improving the effectiveness of parliament. Also included are 11 case studies. There is no index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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