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Liberalism, democracy, and development /

"Many commentators have assumed a close connection between liberal democracy and economic development. Sylvia Chan questions this assumption and suggests a new theoretical framework, in which liberal democracy is 'decomposed' into economic, civil, and political dimensions that can be...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Chan, Sylvia
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The question: is 'liberal democracy' good for economic development?
  • pt. 1. The present context of democratisation and decomposing 'liberal democracy' : dcomposing 'liberal democracy' ; Democratisation: between the 'liberal' and the 'democratic'
  • pt. 2. The democracy-development debate: old problem new thinking : Constructing an empirical explanation ; The democracy-development debate reconsidered ; Reconstructing an explanation of the Asian success ; Conclusion: moving beyond the question of 'liberal democracy."