Trust in the capacities of the people, distrust in elites / Kenneth Good.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Good, Kenneth, 1933- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democratization--Case studies.

Democratization.

Elite (Social sciences)--Political activity--Case studies.

Elite (Social sciences).

Legitimacy of governments--Case studies.

Legitimacy of governments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span>Democratization is conceived as an unending struggle by the poor majority against the small elite of wealth, status, and power. This book is a critical, comparative, and global approach to the study of democratization and the participants who bring the processes and actual struggles alive.</span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span>

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1 Athenian Participatory Democracy, 508-322 BCE; 2 Democratization in Britain; 3 Democratization in South Africa; 4 Democracy in the Capitalist Heartlands; 5 Democratization from Portugal to Poland, 1970s-1990s, and in Tunisia and Egypt Since 2010; 6 Democratization in South Africa; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-33593-1

1-4985-0245-8

1-4985-0244-X

OCLC:

894895261