Models of democracies

One of the most important books in Political Science.

By examining the political organization of 36 democracies around the world, Arend Lijphart constructs a comprehensive analysis of the democratic process, its functioning, its forms of organization, and the influences it can exert on the social and economic situation of countries.

According to political scientist Robert A. Dahl, there is "no other scholar better qualified than Lijphart to write a book of this kind. He has an astonishing command of the relevant literature and has compiled an unparalleled collection of data." For journalist Malcolm Mackerras, an expert in election statistics, this is "the book with the best research on democracy today."

This revised and expanded edition of Models of Democracy offers a more comprehensive and in-depth assessment of democratic institutions around the world from 1945 to 2010.