| Description |
448 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
A world partially transformed -- The universal value -- The democratic boom -- The democratic recession -- What drives democracy : the internal factors -- What drives democracy : the external factors -- What drives democracy : the regional influence -- What sustains democracy -- The prospect for global democracy -- Latin America's uneasy progress -- The postcommunist divide -- The Asian exception? -- Africa, overcoming personal rule -- Can the Middle East democratize? -- The path to democratic renewal -- Making democracies work -- Promoting democracy effectively -- Physician, heal thyself |
| Summary |
"In this vision for advancing freedom around the world, renowned social scientist Larry Diamond examines how and why democracy actually progresses. Diamond demonstrates that the desire for democracy runs deep, even in very poor countries and in the turbulent Middle East. He uncovers the extent to which democracy depends on the spirited grassroots activism of citizens, as tactics and information often spread across borders, as well as on the increasingly empowered regional bodies, from the European Union to the African Union, that shape the political temperament of their neighborhoods. And he explains why, through economic freedoms and the development of what he calls "liberation technology," even seemingly entrenched regimes like those in Iran and China could well become democracies within a generation." |
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"Diamond also dissects the causes of the recent "democratic recession" in critical parts of the world, including the crime-infested oligarchy in Russia, the strong-armed pseudopopulism of Venezuela, the pathological corruption in Nigeria, and the military security state of Pakistan. He traces many of these failed and failing democracies to the curse of oil, which stifles financial and electoral accountability as well as the willingness of established democracies to hold a firm line in support of civil society." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [379]-428) and index |
| Subject |
Democracy.
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Democratization.
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| LC no. |
2007037199 |
| ISBN |
9780805078695 |
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080507869X |
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