THE STABILITY AND SURVIVAL OF GOVERNMENTS IN WESTERN DEMOCRACIES
In: Acta politica: AP ; international journal of political science ; official journal of the Dutch Political Science Association (Nederlandse Kring voor Wetenschap der Politiek), Band 12, Heft 3, S. 346-377
ISSN: 0001-6810
PRESENTS A FURTHER DEFINITION OF GOVERNMENT STABILITY DESIGNED TO OVERCOME MANY OF THE DEFICIENCIES OF PREVIOUS DEFINITIONS. THIS MEASURE, CALLED SURVIVAL, RECORDS THE TIME THAT A GOVERNMENT SERVES AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE (REMAINING) TIME IT CAN SERVE.