The spirit of democracy : the struggle to build free societies throughout the world /

In 1974, nearly three-quarters of all countries were dictatorships; today, more than half are democracies. Yet recent efforts to promote democracy have stumbled, and many democratic governments are faltering. Here, social scientist Diamond examines how and why democracy progresses. He demonstrates t...

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Autor principal: Diamond, Larry Jay
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Times Books : H. Holt, 2008.
Edición:1st ed.
Materias:
Democracy.
Democratization.
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Biblioteca Max von Buch (UdeSA) de Universidad de San Andrés
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • World partially transformed
  • The universal value
  • The democratic boom
  • The democratic recession
  • What drives democracy : the internal factors
  • What drives democracy : the external factors
  • What drives democracy : the regional influence
  • What sustains democracy
  • The prospect for global democracy
  • Latin America's uneasy progress
  • The postcommunist divide
  • The Asian exception?
  • Africa, overcoming personal rule
  • Can the Middle East democratize?
  • The path to democratic renewal
  • Making democracies work
  • Promoting democracy effectively
  • Physician, heal thyself.

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