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Democratization in the Arab world : prospects and lessons from around the globe /

"Daunting challenges lie ahead for Arab countries where revolutions have upended longstanding authoritarian regimes. These unexpected events created new uncertainties in a troubled region: Would the Arab Spring lead to a flowering of democracy? Would loosening of the political systems in these...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Miller, Laurel (Laurel E.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2012.
Colección:Rand Corporation monograph series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Concepts and context
  • Democratization and democracy promotion: trends, theories, and practices
  • The Arab world on the eve of change
  • Part II. From the Arab winter to the Arab spring
  • The regime transition in Tunisia and emerging challenges
  • The regime transition in Egypt and emerging challenges
  • Part III. Democratization experiences throughout the world
  • Southern Europe
  • Latin America
  • Eastern Europe and the Post-Soviet space
  • Asia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Part IV. Conclusions
  • Lessons from past transitions and policy implications
  • Appendix: Detailed data on changes in the number of countries and democracy scores in Eastern Europe and the Post-Soviet Space, 1990-2009.