Tavits, Margit. <br/><br/>
Presidents with prime ministers :  do direct elections matter? / 
Margit Tavits. 
 - Oxford ;  New York :  Oxford University Press,  2009. 
 - x, 273 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-265) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : rationale, questions, methods -- Direct elections or political opportunities? Explaining presidential activism -- The activism of indirectly and directly elected presidents -- To elect or to select? -- The nature of presidential elections -- Decrease of political disillusionment and apathy? -- Conclusions. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199553327 (acidfree paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008031130 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Elections--Cross-cultural studies.<br/>Voting--Cross-cultural studies.<br/>Direct election--Cross-cultural studies.<br/>Presidents--Election--Cross-cultural studies.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JF1001  / .T38 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>324.6