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In this classic work, noted political sociologist Juan Linz provides an unparalleled study of the nature of nondemocratic regimes. Linz's seminal analysis develops the fundamental distinction between totalitarian and authoritarian systems. It also presents a pathbreaking discussion of the personalistic, lawless, nonideological type of authoritarian rule that he calls (following Weber) the "sultanistic regime." The core of the book (including a 40-page bibliography) was published in 1975 as a chapter in the Handbook of Political Science, long out of print.The author has chosen not to change the original text for this new edition, but instead has added an extensive introduction reflecting on some of the contributions to the literature and the changes that have taken place in world politics and in the nature of regimes since the 1970s.

El postulado de este ensayo es que el desempeño histórico superior de las democracias parlamentarias no es accidental Una comparación cuidadosa entre parlamentarismo y presidencialismo en cuanto tales lleva a la conclusión que, en balance, el primero es más conducente hacia democracias estables que el último La conclusión se aplica especialmente a naciones con profundas divisiones políticas y numerosos partidos políticos; para tales países, el parlamentarismo generalmente ofrece una mejor esperanza para preservar la democracia. ; The premise of this essay is that the superior historical performance of the parliamentary democracies is not accidental. A careful comparison between parliamentarism and presidentialism as such leads to the conclusion that, on balance, the former is more conductive to stable democracies than the latter. The conclusion applies especially to nations with deep political divisions and numerous political parties, for such countries, parliamentarism generally offers a better hope to preserve democracy.

Este ensayo trata de articular la relación entre el federalismo (como sistema institucional),la democracia y la idea de nación. Contrasta los federalismos democráticos y no democráticos,distingue los federalismos nacidos para unir entidades políticas separadas de aquelloscuyo objetivo es mantener unidas dentro de un Estado unidades diferenciadas culturalmente.Distingue los Estados federales mononacionales —Estados nación— de los que se caracterizancomo naciones-Estado y multinacionales. Dedica especial atención a estos últimos,sus consecuencias y condiciones para su éxito.