Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments v
3. Contents vii
4. Tables ix
5. Figures xi
6. 1 Introduction / Democracy, Parties, and Performance 1
7. 2 Political Performance / The Initial Comparison 12
8. 3 The Social and Economic Environment 30
9. 4 The Constitutional Setting 54
10. 5 Party Systems and Election Outcomes 74
11. 6 Citizen Involvement / Participation or Turmoil 111
12. 7 Government Performance / Executive Stability 133
13. 8 Managing Violence and Sustaining Democracy 154
14. 9 Democratic Performance / Liberty, Competition, Responsiveness 175
15. 10 Conclusion / Constraint and Creativity in Democracies 201
16. Appendix 231
17. Notes 238
18. Index 275