Elite foundations of liberal democracy / John Higley and Michael Burton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Higley, John, author.

Burton, Michael G., 1940- author.

Series:

Elite Transformations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elite (Social sciences).

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This compelling and convincing study, the capstone of decades of research, argues that political regimes are created and sustained by elites. Liberal democracies are no exception; they depend, above all, on the formation and persistence of consensually united elites. John Higley and Michael Burton explore the circumstances and ways in which such elites have formed in the modern world. They identify pressures that may cause a basic change in the structure and functioning of elites in established liberal democracies, and they ask if the elites cluster around George W. Bush are a harbinger of thi

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Elites and Regimes; 2 Disunited Elites and Unstable Regimes; 3 Settlements among Disunited Elites; 4 Colonial Origins of Consensually United Elites; 5 Convergences among Disunited Elites; 6 Elites and Liberal Democratic Prospects; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7425-6855-5

0-7425-5360-4

OCLC:

276091690