Powell, G. Bingham. <br/><br/>
Contemporary democracies :  participation, stability, and violence / 
G. Bingham Powell, Jr. 
 - Cambridge, Mass. :  Harvard University Press,  1982. 
 - xi, 279 p. ;  25 cm. +  pbk. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-274) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction / Democracy, parties and performance -- Political performance / The initial comparison -- The social and economic environment -- The constitutional setting -- Party systems and election outcomes -- Citizen involvement / Participation or turmoil -- Government performance / Executive stability -- Managing violence and sustaining democracy -- Democratic performance / Liberty, competition, responsiveness -- Conclusion / Constraint and creativity in democracies. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0674166868 v (hbk) 0674166876 m (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>82002890 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Comparative government.<br/>Democracy
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>321.8