Politics in Developing Countries : Comparing Experiences with Democracy / ed. by Larry Diamond, Seymour Martin Lipset, Juan Linz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coulon, Christian, Contributor.

Dasgupta, Jyotirindra, Contributor.

Diamond, Larry Jay, Editor.

Han, Sŭng-ju, Contributor.

Lamounier, Bolívar, Contributor.

Levy, Daniel C., Contributor.

Linz, Juan J. (Juan José), 1926-2013, Editor.

Lipset, Seymour Martin, Editor.

Özbudun, Ergun, Contributor.

Samudavanija, Chai-Anan, Contributor.

Sithole, Masipula, Contributor.

Valenzuela, Arturo, Contributor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (503 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Ten country studies (three from Latin America, one from the Middle East, three from Asia, and three from Africa) follow a common analytical framework to trace experiences with democratic and authoritarian rule and assess the underlying causes of democratic success and failure.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

1 Introduction: Comparing Experiences with Democracy

2 Chile: Origins, Consolidation, and Breakdown of a Democratic Regime

3 Brazil: Inequality Against Democracy

4 Mexico: Sustained Civilian Rule Without Democracy

5 Turkey: Crises, Interruptions, and Reequilibrations

6 India: Democratic Becoming and Combined Development

7 Thailand: A Stable Semidemocracy

8 South Korea: Politics in Transition

9 Nigeria: Pluralism, Statism, and the Struggle for Democracy

10 Senegal: The Development and Fragility of Semidemocracy

11 Zimbabwe: In Search of a Stable Democracy

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mai 2023)

ISBN:

1-68585-315-3