Author : Jashwant B. Mehta
Publisher :
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 18,39 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Cabinet system
ISBN :
Political humor and satire.
Author : Jashwant B. Mehta
Publisher :
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 17,18 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Cabinet system
ISBN :
Political humor and satire.
Author : Jashwant B. Mehta
Publisher :
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 49,1 MB
Release : 1979
Category : India
ISBN :
Author : Paul Manuel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 41,49 MB
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0429721072
This book applies the broader debate in the field of political science over the advantages of a parliamentary system to the case of the United States. It asks whether it is better for a democracy to function under a parliamentary or presidential system. Using the example of a parliamentary alternative to the American presidential system, Checks and Balances? How a Parliamentary System Could Change American Politics illustrates how the Constitutional system of checks and balances functions, including the separation of powers and the legislative process. This book is designed to help American readers better understand their own form of government, while expanding their knowledge of other governments.
Author : Bhanu Dhamija
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 37,12 MB
Release : 2015-10-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9351363473
'Well written, solidly researched and cogently argued' --Shashi Tharoor 'Bhanu has ably argued the case' --Kuldip Nayar 'This timely book... looks at the many advantages of the presidential system.' --Shanta Kumar At one time or another, Dr Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi, M.A. Jinnah, Sardar Patel and many other top leaders strongly opposed India's adoption of the parliamentary system. History has proven them right. Given its diversity, size, and communal and community divisions, the country needed a truly federal setup -- not the centralized unitary control that the parliamentary system offers.Why India Needs the Presidential System tells the dramatic story of how India's current system of government evolved, how it is at the root of the problems India faces. The result of years of meticulous research, this book makes a passionate plea for a radical rethink of India's future as a nation. Why India Needs the Presidential System is not just an expose of what is wrong, but a serious effort at offering a possible solution.
Author : Steffen Ganghof
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 38,1 MB
Release : 2022-01-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0192897144
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. In a democracy, a constitutional separation of powers between the executive and the assembly may be desirable, but the constitutional concentration of executive power in a single human being is not. Beyond Presidentialism and Parliamentarism defends this thesis and explores 'semi-parliamentary government' as an alternative to presidential government. Semi-parliamentarism avoids power concentration in one person by shifting the separation of powers into the democratic assembly. The executive becomes fused with only one part of the assembly, even though the other part has at least equal democratic legitimacy and robust veto power on ordinary legislation. The book identifies the Australian Commonwealth and Japan as well as the Australian states of New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia as semi-parliamentary systems. Using data from 23 countries and six Australian states, it maps how parliamentary and semi-parliamentary systems balance competing visions of democracy; it analyzes patterns of electoral and party systems, cabinet formation, legislative coalition-building, and constitutional reforms; systematically compares the semi-parliamentary and presidential separation of powers; and develops new and innovative semi-parliamentary designs, some of which do not require two separate chambers.
Author : Paul Manuel
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 21,36 MB
Release : 1998-11-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780813330273
Could the United States function under a British-style parliamentary system? Would we be better off? What would be the implications for the United States if it adopted a British-style parliamentary system? This book applies the broader debate in the field of political science over the advantages of a parliamentary system to the case of the United States. It asks whether it is better for a democracy to function under a parliamentary or presidential system.In the face of a parliamentary alternative to the American presidential system, Checks and Balances? How a Parliamentary System Could Change American Politics illustrates how the Constitutional system of checks and balances functions, including the separation of powers and the legislative process. Throughout, the text explains how the institutional dimension of the political equation—sometimes overlooked by politicians and scholars alike—is of vital importance to a proper understanding of American politics. This book is designed to help American readers better understand their own form of government, while expanding their knowledge of other governments.
Author : Jashwant B. Mehta
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 11,72 MB
Release : 2019-05-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1684660629
Extracts from Opinions of Author's Earlier Book. "I am happy to find in your book such well documented and argued support for a proposal which I have advocated for many years." Shri J. R. D. Tata Eminent Industrialist "My own personal opinion that a success of any system, be it parliamentary or presidential, ultimately depends on the people who will operate it, has changed after having read your book...Your book is bound to contribute a great deal in moulding the public opinion in this regard." Shri Babubhai Patel Ex-Chief Minister of Gujarat "I really enjoyed the discussion we had on your views… and analysis of the Presidential System. Frankly, after listening to your meticulous analysis of the comparative merits, I must say I am veering around to your view... I am convinced that your objective is a pure one and is not aimed at pursuit of any political gains but to the promotion of a nationalist ideology. I am pleasantly amazed that our country still has persons like you. You have no personal ambitions in the matter. It is indeed gratifying that a highly qualified Engineer and Technologist like you should be taking such great interest in promoting a larger national cause. You have taken up this agenda of political reforms with no other expectation than good of the country at large." Shri M. N. Venkatachaliah Former Chief Justice of India and Chairman, Constitutional Reforms Committee, Govt. of India, 2002 "Your lifetime of work for the cause of bringing the presidential system to India is an important contribution to the future of our country. You have given this mission your best for a very long time. I am touched and encouraged… Please don't give up hope… You are (a) source of inspiration..." Shri Bhanu Dhamija Author of Why India Needs The Presidential System
Author : Matthew Soberg Shugart
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 48,27 MB
Release : 1992-08-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780521429900
In recent years renewed attention has been directed to the importance of the role of institutional design in democratic politics. Particular interest has concerned constitutional design and the relative merits of parliamentary versus presidential systems. In this book, the authors systematically assess the strengths and weaknesses of various forms of presidential systems, drawing on recent developments in the theoretical literature about institutional design and electoral rules. They develop a typology of democratic regimes structured around the separation of powers principle, including two hybrid forms, the premier-presidential and president-parliamentary systems, and they evaluate a number of alternative ways of balancing powers between the branches within these basic frameworks. They also demonstrate that electoral rules are critically important in determining how political authority is exercised.
Author : Naunihal Singh
Publisher : Anmol Publications PVT. LTD.
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 12,68 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Cabinet system
ISBN : 9788174889478
The Current Great Interest In The Question Of Parliamentarism Versus Presidentialism Coincides, Not Surprisingly, With The Wave Of Democratization And The Writing Of New Democratic Constitutions That Has Swept The World Since The Mid-1970S, Beginning In Southern Europe And Spreading To Latin America, East Asia, Eastern Europe, The Soviet Union And South Africa.The Book Is A Comparative Study Of Parliamentary System And The Presidential System. The Necessity Of Maintaining And Equilibrium Between The Presidency And Democracy; Also Between Parliamentarism And Democracy; Also Between Parliamentarism And Democracy Is A Central Theme Of This Book.The Book Is Primarily A Study In American And British Public Law. The Approach Is Partly Historical; Partly Analytical And Critical. For The Presidency Unfolds A Daily Drama Of The Reciprocal Interplay Of Human Character And Legal Concept That No Other Office On Earth Can Quite Emulate.Besides, The Book Also Treats The Intermediate Democratic Forms Such As French-Style Semi-Presidential Model. It Was Also Adopted In Portugal And Sri Lanka And Has Been Also Proposed In Several Latin American Countries, And Certain Political Experts And Politicians Recommend It For India. And, Therefore, Receives The Greatest Attention. The Main Subject Of The Debate Has Been The Respective Advantages And Disadvantages Of Parliamentary And Presidential Government. The Second Important Subject Is The Origins And Causes Of These Alternative Forms Of Government. And, Therefore, Receives The Greatest Attention. The Main Subject Of The Debate Has Been The Respective Advantages And Disadvantages Of Parliamentary And Presidential Government. The Second Important Subject Is The Origins And Causes Of These Alternative Forms Of Government. And The Third Question Which Logically Be The First Question Concerns The Exact Definition Of Parliamentary And Presidential Government As Well As The Definitions Of Forms Of Government That Appear To Be Intermediate Between Parliamentarism And Presidentialism. Can These Various Systems Of Governance Be Clearly And Unambiguously Distinguished From One Another?This Book Will Prove Useful To The Students Of Political Science, Politicians, Statesmen, Political Scientists And Law-Makers As Well As The General Reader, Who Is In Need Of A Short Exposition Of The Widely Differing Constitutional Arrangements For Different Countries Of The World.
