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Political Development and Democratic Theory : Rethinking Comparative Politics.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Armonk :
Taylor and Francis,
2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. The Spirit of Democracy
- A Democratic Consensus?
- The Rise of Democracy
- Comparative Politics and Democratic Development
- The Phases of Democratization
- 2. The Transition from Authoritarianism to Democracy
- The Popular View of How Democracy Evolves
- Comparativists' Early Theories About Democratic Transitions
- Which Approach Is Best?
- Contemporary Mainstream Theory About Transitions
- The Timing of Democratic Transitions
- Economic Success or Failure?
- Bringing the People Along
- A Critique of the Mainstream Perspective of Democratic Transitions
- 3. Consolidating Democracy
- Two Democratizing Countries, Two Very Different Outcomes
- Scholarship on Consolidation
- The Path to Consolidation
- Critique and Conclusion
- 4. Maintaining Democracy
- Trouble in the Established Democracies
- Tocqueville and the American Democratic Regime
- Are Tocqueville's Concerns Appropriate for Contemporary Studies on Democracy?
- Focusing on Virtues to Understand Modern Democracy
- Conclusion: Democracy's Delicate Balance
- 5. Conclusion: Rethinking Comparative Politics
- Comparativists' Mixed Record on Democracy
- What Is Democracy?
- The Process of Democratization
- A Brief Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibiliography
- Index.