Uncommon Democracies

Uncommon Democracies
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Publisher : Cornell University Press
Total Pages : 387
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ISBN-10 : 9781501746161
ISBN-13 : 1501746162
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Book Synopsis Uncommon Democracies by : T. J. Pempel

Download or read book Uncommon Democracies written by T. J. Pempel and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of original essays, thirteen country specialists working within a common comparative frame of reference analyze major examples of long-term, single-party rule in industrialized democracies. They focus on four cases: Japan under the Liberal Democratic party since 1955; Italy under the Christian Democrats for thirty-five or more years starting in 1945; Sweden under the Social Democratic party from 1932 until 1976 (and again from 1982 until present); and Israel under the Labor party from pre-statehood until 1977.


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