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Paths toward democracy : the working class and elites in Western Europe and South America / Ruth Berins Collier.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Collier, Ruth Berins
- Series:
- Cambridge studies in comparative politics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy--Europe, Western.
- Democracy.
- Elite (Social sciences)--Political activity--Europe, Western.
- Elite (Social sciences).
- Elite (Social sciences)--Political activity.
- Western Europe.
- Working class--Political activity--Europe, Western.
- Working class.
- Working class--Political activity.
- Democracy--South America.
- Elite (Social sciences)--Political activity--South America.
- South America.
- Working class--Political activity--South America.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 230 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
- Summary:
- Examining the experiences of Western Europe and South America, Professor Collier delineates a complex and varied set of patterns of democratization.
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction: Elite Conquest or Working-Class Triumph? 1
- 2 Elite-Led Reform in Early Democratization 33
- 3 Political Calculations and Socialist Parties 77
- 4 Labor Action in Recent Democratization 110
- 5 Comparing the Patterns: The Working Class and Democratization 166.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-221) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0521643694 hb
- 0521643821 pb
- OCLC:
- 40683213
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