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The Sources of Democratic Consolidation /

Why did precarious and collapsed democracies in Europe develop into highly stable democracies? Gerard Alexander offers a rational choice theory of democratic consolidation in a survey of the breakdowns of and transitions to democratic institutions. Through an analysis of developments in Spain, Brita...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Alexander, Gerard (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • PART I THEORY
  • 1. Rational Regime Preferences in Europe
  • 2. Democracy with Whom? Authoritarianism under Whom?
  • 3. Predictability and Democratic Consolidation
  • PART II CASES
  • Introduction to Part II: Case Selection and Measuring Independent and Dependent Variables
  • 4. The Right and the Breakdown of Spanish Democracy, 1931-1936
  • 5. Democratic Transition and Consolidation in Spain, 1976-1986
  • 6. Political Risks and Regime Outcomes in Europe before 1940
  • 7. Political Risks and Regime Outcomes in Europe after 1945
  • 8. Consolidation into the Future and outside Europe
  • Appendix: Interviews on the Spanish Right's Beliefs in the 1970s and 1980s
  • References
  • Index