Lijphart, Arend. <br/><br/>
Patterns of democracy :  government forms and performance in thirty-six countries / 
Arend Lijphart. 
 - 2nd edition. 
 - New Haven, [Conn.] ;  London :  Yale University Press,  2012. 
 - xx, 348 p. :  ill. ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/> Previous ed.: 1999. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Examining 36 democracies from 1945 to 2010, this text arrives at conclusions about what type of democracy works best. It demonstrates that consensual systems stimulate economic growth, control inflation and unemployment, and limit budget deficits. 
<br/><br/> Specialized. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780300172027 (pbk.) :  £14.99 0300172028 (pbk.) :  £14.99 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Democracy.<br/>Comparative government.<br/>Politics and Government.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.3