1 INTRODUCTION 1
2 PRESIDENTIAL, PARLIAMENTARY, AND MIXED
DEMOCRACIES 26
3 ARE THE INCENTIVES FOR COALITION FORMATION
DIFFERENT IN PARLIAMENTARY AND PRESIDENTIAL
DEMOCRACIES? 49
4 ARE COALITIONS RARE IN PRESIDENTIAL
DEMOCRACIES? 68
5 PARTY DISCIPLINE AND FORM OF GOVERNMENT 116
6 WHAT MAKES PRESIDENTIAL DEMOCRACIES FRAGILE? 136
7 CONCLUSION 165
Appendix: Definition and Sources of Variables 175
References 185
Index 197