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Presidentialism : Power in Comparative Perspective / Michael L. Mezey.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 online resource (260 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781626371644
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 352.23/50973 23
LOC classification:
  • JK516 .M475 2013
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 An Introduction to Presidentialism -- 2 An Intellectual History of Executive Power -- 3 A Comparative Perspective on Presidential Power -- 4 Presidentialism and the Size of Government -- 5 Presidentialism and Globalism -- 6 Presidentialism and the People -- 7 The Perils and Promise of Presidentialism -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: In countries as diverse as Brazil, Ecuador, France, Russia, South Africa, and the United States, presidents have come to dominate the politics and political cultures of their nations. Michael Mezey offers a comprehensive cross-national study of the presidency, tracing the historical and intellectual roots of executive power and exploring in detail the contemporary forces that have driven a turn toward "presidentialism."
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9781626371644

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 An Introduction to Presidentialism -- 2 An Intellectual History of Executive Power -- 3 A Comparative Perspective on Presidential Power -- 4 Presidentialism and the Size of Government -- 5 Presidentialism and Globalism -- 6 Presidentialism and the People -- 7 The Perils and Promise of Presidentialism -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book

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In countries as diverse as Brazil, Ecuador, France, Russia, South Africa, and the United States, presidents have come to dominate the politics and political cultures of their nations. Michael Mezey offers a comprehensive cross-national study of the presidency, tracing the historical and intellectual roots of executive power and exploring in detail the contemporary forces that have driven a turn toward "presidentialism."

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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