How institutional engineering affects the life of democracies

Proposals for power-sharing constitutions remain controversial, as highlighted by current debates in Iraq, Afghanistan, Nepal, and Sudan. This book updates and

This book presents a set of original and innovative contributions on state, institutions and democracy in the field of political economy. Modern political econo

Offers new research on the vital importance of institutions, such as presidential term-limits in the African democratisation processes.

The global movement toward democracy, spurred in part by the ending of the cold war, has created opportunities for democratization not only in Europe and the fo