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Democracy in the Third World / Robert Pinkney.
LIBRA JF60 .P56 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pinkney, Robert.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy--Developing countries.
- Democracy.
- Developing countries.
- Developing countries--Politics and government.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- x, 261 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2003.
- Contents:
- 1 The Nature of Democracy 7
- Radical Democracy 10
- Guided Democracy 11
- Liberal Democracy 12
- Socialist Democracy 13
- Consociational Democracy 14
- Democratic Forms: Pure and Perverted 15
- The Democratic Melting Pot 17
- 2 The Conditions for Democracy 21
- Economic Development 23
- Political Attitudes and Behavior 26
- Interelite Relations 26
- Social Structures and Interactions Between Social Groups 28
- Political Institutions 30
- Sequences in Development 32
- External Influences 36
- Lessons for the Third World 37
- 3 Democracy and the End of Empire 43
- The Impact of Colonial Rule 44
- The Timing of Colonization 46
- The Depth of Colonial Penetration 48
- Centers of Power 49
- Relations Between Colonizers and Indigenous Populations 50
- The Transfer of Power 51
- The Preparation for Independence 53
- Consensus Between Colonial Powers and Nationalist Politicians 56
- Mass Power Bases and Mass Containment 56
- Democracy and Consensus Between Groups 59
- The Economics of Democracy 60
- Conclusion: The Prospects for Democracy at Independence 62
- 4 The Eclipse of Democracy 65
- Some False Dawns 65
- The Undermining of Democracy 69
- Economic Explanations 71
- Social Explanations 74
- Institutional Explanations 76
- Behavioral Explanations 80
- Military Explanations 81
- External Influences 83
- 5 State, Civil Society, and Democracy 87
- State and Civil Society: The Liberal Democratic Model and Third World Reality 88
- The Retreating State 92
- The Rise of Civil Society 99
- Global Influences on Civil Society 100
- Internal Influences on Civil Society 102
- 6 Some Cases of Continuous Democracy 107
- Economic Development and Equitable Distribution 111
- Political Culture 116
- Political Behavior and Political Choices 118
- Political Institutions and Pre-independence Foundations 120
- The Extent of Electoral Choice and Public Participation 121
- The Armed Forces and Foreign Influence 123
- A Closer Look at the Indian Giant 125
- 7 External Influences on Democratization 133
- The Inevitability of Democracy? 134
- From Exporters of Democracy to Importers: The Third World Reception 142
- The Marketplace for Democracy: Exporters and Importers Meet 148
- The Genuine Article or a Cheap Trinket? 150
- 8 Transitions from Authoritarianism to Democracy 155
- Preconditions: An Exclusive Democratic Club or an Open Door? 156
- The Players in the Game 157
- Inescapable Contexts: Economics, Political Culture, and Ideology 169
- Dynamics of Change: Rival Teams and the Different Arenas 171
- 9 Democratic Consolidation or Democratic Decay? 179
- Consolidated and Unconsolidated Democracy: Some Successes and Failures 181
- Background: Preconditions and the Processes of Transition 184
- Political Institutions and Consolidation 194
- Political Culture and Public Attitudes 201
- 10 Third World or Three Continents? The Geography of Democracy 205
- An Empty Chair in the Democratic World: The Middle East 206
- The Bases of Democracy on Three Continents 207
- An African Model? 211
- An Asian Model? 213
- A Latin American Model? 217
- External Pressures and Constraints 224
- Internal Dynamics of Democratization 227
- External and Internal Forces Meet 229.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-246) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1555879721
- 1555879977
- OCLC:
- 49927138
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