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Democracy : a comparative approach /

"With its methodological positivist approach and comparative perspective, this book will be an invaluable reference tool for students and researchers studying democracy, democratic theory and democratization, comparative politics, political science or public policy and administration."--Ja...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lane, Jan-Erik
Otros Autores: Ersson, Svante O.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Tocqueville's question
  • Methodology
  • Democracy: ideal or real?
  • Methodological positivism: its relevance for democracy analysis
  • Exogeneity
  • The economy
  • Ethnicity
  • Religion
  • Endogeneity
  • Political institutions
  • Democratic consolidation: the fate of Eastern Europe and the CIS countries
  • The impact of institutional conditions in Third World countries
  • Outcomes of democracy
  • Equality
  • Democracy, pollution and corruption
  • Conclusions
  • Participation, e-voting and principal
  • agent interaction
  • Conclusion: how can we enhance democracy?