Chapter 2. The Westminster Model of Democracy

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface to the Second Edition ix
4. Preface to the First Edition xv
5. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 2. The Westminster Model of Democracy 9
7. Chapter 3. The Consensus Model of Democracy 30
8. Chapter 4. Thirty-Six Democracies 46
9. Chapter 5. Party Systems: Two-Party and Multiparty Patterns 60
10. Chapter 6. Cabinets: Concentration Versus Sharing of Executive Power 79
11. Chapter 7. Executive-Legislative Relations: Patterns of Dominance and Balance of Power 105
12. Chapter 8. Electoral Systems: Majority and Plurality Methods Versus Proportional Representation 130
13. Chapter 9. Interest Groups: Pluralism Versus Corporatism 158
14. Chapter 10. Division of Power: The Federal-Unitary and Centralized-Decentralized Contrasts 174
15. Chapter 11. Parliaments and Congresses: Concentration Versus Division of Legislative Power 187
16. Chapter 12. Constitutions: Amendment Procedures and Judicial Review 204
17. Chapter 13. Central Banks: Independence Versus Dependence 226
18. Chapter 14. The Two-Dimensional Conceptual Map of Democracy 239
19. Chapter 15. Effective Government and Policy-Making: Does Consensus Democracy Make a Difference? 255
20. Chapter 16. The Quality of Democracy and a “Kinder, Gentler” Democracy: Consensus Democracy Makes a Difference 274
21. Chapter 17. Conclusions and Recommendations 295
22. Appendix Two. Dimensions and Ten Basic Variables, 1945–2010 and 1981–2010 304
23. References 311
24. Index 338