The failure of democratic nation building : ideology meets evolution /

Throughout history authoritarian governments have outnumbered democratic ones to an overwhelming degree. Even today, true democracies are an exception. In this book, Somit and Peterson argue that the main reason for this pattern is that humans are social primates with an innate tendency for hierarch...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Somit, Albert
Otros Autores: Peterson, Steven A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Temas:
Democracy.
Democratization.
Démocratisation.
Democracy
Democratization
Diplomatic relations
United States > Foreign relations.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Authoritarian Government: The Default Option
  • What Is a Democracy?: Toward a Working Definition
  • Democratic Nation Building: From Concept to Operational 'Check List'
  • Democracy: The Requisite 'Enabling Conditions'
  • No Small Order
  • Will the Real Democracies Please Stand Up?
  • American Nation Building, 1945-2005: Costs and Consequences
  • The Fourth 'Whereas'
  • 'Therefore Be It Resolved ... ': Toward More Realistic Foreign and Domestic Policies.

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