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Democracy: A Reader
Larry Diamond (Ed.)
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Description for Democracy: A Reader
Paperback. Schmitter, Amartya Sen, Alfred Stepan, Palle Svensson, Nicolas van de Walle, Lucan A. Way Editor(s): Diamond, Larry; Plattner, Marc F. Series: A Journal of Democracy Book. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JPHC; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 606.
Since its inception, the Journal of Democracy has served as the premier venue for scholarship on democratization. The newest volume in the acclaimed Journal of Democracy book series, Democracy: A Reader brings together the seminal works that have appeared in its pages in nearly twenty years of publication. Democracy is in retreat around the world, giving renewed relevance and urgency to fundamental questions about the system that nevertheless remains the ideal standard of governance. Contributors ask: What exactly is democracy, and what sustains it? What institutions are best suited to a democratic system? Can elections produce ... Read more
Since its inception, the Journal of Democracy has served as the premier venue for scholarship on democratization. The newest volume in the acclaimed Journal of Democracy book series, Democracy: A Reader brings together the seminal works that have appeared in its pages in nearly twenty years of publication. Democracy is in retreat around the world, giving renewed relevance and urgency to fundamental questions about the system that nevertheless remains the ideal standard of governance. Contributors ask: What exactly is democracy, and what sustains it? What institutions are best suited to a democratic system? Can elections produce ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Series
A Journal of Democracy Book
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801893780
SKU
V9780801893780
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About Larry Diamond (Ed.)
Larry Diamond is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, both at Stanford University, where he also directs the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law. Marc F. Plattner is vice president for research and studies at the National Endowment for Democracy and director of its International Forum for ... Read more
Reviews for Democracy: A Reader
In all, this is an excellent book for students of politics, and would also be a great benefit to many of democracy's practitioners.
Prof. Damien Kingsbury Forum 2010
Prof. Damien Kingsbury Forum 2010