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Democracy under Stress : the Global Crisis and Beyond.

This book focuses on the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 and its implications for democracy. Why and how did the crisis come about? Are there any instructive lessons to be drawn from comparisons with the Great Depression of the 1930s? What are the democratic response mechanisms to cope with ser...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Van Beek, Ursula J.
Otros Autores: Wnuk-Lipinski, Edmund
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leverkusen-Opladen : Barbara Budrich-Esser, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book focuses on the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 and its implications for democracy. Why and how did the crisis come about? Are there any instructive lessons to be drawn from comparisons with the Great Depression of the 1930s? What are the democratic response mechanisms to cope with serious crises? Do they work? Is China a new trend setter? Do values matter? Are global democratic rules a possibility? These are some of the key questions addressed in the volume.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (244 pages)
ISBN:3866495803
9783866494534
386649453X
9783866495807