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Politics in Developing Countries : Comparing Experiences with Democracy /

Politics in Developing Countries : Comparing Experiences with Democracy / ed. by Larry Diamond, Seymour Martin Lipset, Juan Linz. - 1 online resource (503 p.)

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- 1 Introduction: Comparing Experiences with Democracy -- 2 Chile: Origins, Consolidation, and Breakdown of a Democratic Regime -- 3 Brazil: Inequality Against Democracy -- 4 Mexico: Sustained Civilian Rule Without Democracy -- 5 Turkey: Crises, Interruptions, and Reequilibrations -- 6 India: Democratic Becoming and Combined Development -- 7 Thailand: A Stable Semidemocracy -- 8 South Korea: Politics in Transition -- 9 Nigeria: Pluralism, Statism, and the Struggle for Democracy -- 10 Senegal: The Development and Fragility of Semidemocracy -- 11 Zimbabwe: In Search of a Stable Democracy -- Index

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Ten country studies (three from Latin America, one from the Middle East, three from Asia, and three from Africa) follow a common analytical framework to trace experiences with democratic and authoritarian rule and assess the underlying causes of democratic success and failure.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9781555872120 9781685853150

10.1515/9781685853150 doi


POLITICAL SCIENCEĀ / Comparative Politics.