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Developing Democracy: Toward Consolidation
Larry Diamond
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Description for Developing Democracy: Toward Consolidation
Paperback. The book concludes with a hopeful view of the prospects for a fourth wave of global democratization. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
In this book noted political sociologist Larry Diamond sets forth a distinctive theoretical perspective on democratic evolution and consolidation in the late twentieth century. Rejecting theories that posit preconditions for democracy-and thus dismiss its prospects in poor countries-Diamond argues instead for a "developmental" theory of democracy. This, he explains, is one which views democracy everywhere as a work in progress that emerges piecemeal, at different rates, in different ways and forms, in different countries. Diamond begins by assessing the "third wave" of global democratization that began in 1974. With a wealth of quantitative data and case illustrations, he shows ... Read more
In this book noted political sociologist Larry Diamond sets forth a distinctive theoretical perspective on democratic evolution and consolidation in the late twentieth century. Rejecting theories that posit preconditions for democracy-and thus dismiss its prospects in poor countries-Diamond argues instead for a "developmental" theory of democracy. This, he explains, is one which views democracy everywhere as a work in progress that emerges piecemeal, at different rates, in different ways and forms, in different countries. Diamond begins by assessing the "third wave" of global democratization that began in 1974. With a wealth of quantitative data and case illustrations, he shows ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801861567
SKU
V9780801861567
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About Larry Diamond
Larry Diamond, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, is codirector, with Marc Plattner, of the International Forum for Democratic Studies. He is also coeditor, with Marc Plattner, of the Journal of Democracy and of other collections of essays available from Johns Hopkins, including The Global Resurgence of Democracy and Consolidating the Third Wave Democracies.
Reviews for Developing Democracy: Toward Consolidation
[A] systematic account of the political realities that make democracy promotion so challenging. Diamond... marshals an impressive array of cross-cultural social-science evidence.
Charles Lane Weekly Standard Offers a realistic description of the political discontents of our time and how these discontents are reduced... by the development of democratic practice. Washington Times
Charles Lane Weekly Standard Offers a realistic description of the political discontents of our time and how these discontents are reduced... by the development of democratic practice. Washington Times