{"product_id":"importing-democracy-ideas-from-around-the-world-to-reform-and-revitalize-american-politics-and-government-hardcover-1","title":"Importing Democracy: Ideas from Around the World to Reform and Revitalize American Politics and Government - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaymond A. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis unique work brings together a comparative analysis of American institutions, a tour of the world's political systems, and a manifesto for reform, offering insights on democracy that could revitalize U.S. politics and government.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe United States has always taken pride in being a model of democracy. However, presidential systems are more closely associated with dictatorship and single-party rule in other parts of the world like Latin America and Africa. Indeed, democratic practices more often flourish in parliamentary systems, and the United States remains the only advanced, industrialized democracy with a presidential system instead of a parliamentary organization. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach of the 21 chapters in \u003ci\u003eImporting Democracy: Ideas from Around the World to Reform and Revitalize American Politics and Government\u003c\/i\u003e highlights a feature of a foreign nation's political system that is absent in the U.S. system. Chapters also draw on brief case studies from countries as diverse as Australia, Brazil, Iceland, India, Germany and South Africa. \u003ci\u003eImporting Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e explores whether American politics and government might be enhanced by incorporating a multiparty system, a simplified Constitutional amendment process, parliamentary practices of accountability, proportional representation elections, presidential votes of \"no confidence,\" restraints on judicial power, and much more.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaymond A. Smith, PhD, is adjunct assistant professor of political science at Columbia University and New York University in New York City, NY.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53026383495475,"sku":"9780313363375","price":111.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/K9b8A_Dc3i9780313363375_d40efe0f-e90c-4b97-b362-0cd2984a79d0.webp?v=1770235485","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/importing-democracy-ideas-from-around-the-world-to-reform-and-revitalize-american-politics-and-government-hardcover-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}