| Description |
xxvi, 336 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Articles originally published in the quarterly Journal of democracy, 1990-1991. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Democracy's third wave / Samuel P. Huntington -- The democratic moment / Marc F. Plattner -- What democracy is ... and is not / Philippe C. Schmitter and Terry Lynn Karl -- Present at the transition / Julio María Sanguinetti -- On the tasks of a democratic opposition / Alfred Stepan -- Rethinking African democracy / Claude Ake -- The culture of liberty / Mario Vargas Llosa. |
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Three paradoxes of democracy / Larry Diamond -- The perils of presidentialism / Juan J. Linz -- Comparing democratic systems / Donald L. Horowitz -- The centrality of political culture / Seymour Martin Lipset -- The virtues of parliamentarism / Juan J. Linz -- Constitutional choices for new democracies / Arend Lijphart -- The problem with PR / Guy Lardeyret -- PR and democratic statecraft / Quentin L. Quade -- Double-checking the evidence / Arend Lijphart -- Pollwatching and peacemaking / Jennifer McCoy, Larry Garber, and Robert Pastor. |
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Historical conflict and the rise of standards / Michael Johnston -- Thailand's search for accountability / Catharin E. Dalpino -- Nigeria's perennial struggle / Larry Diamond -- Strategies for reform / Robert Klitgaard -- The new world disorder / Ken Jowitt -- Why democracy can work in Eastern Europe / Giuseppe Di Palma -- The postrevolutionary hangover / Leszek Kolakowski -- After the Moscow coup / Charles H. Fairbanks, Jr. -- Is China ready for democracy? / Andrew J. Nathan -- Latin America's fragile democracies / Peter Hakim and Abraham F. Lowenthal -- Africa : the rebirth of political freedom / Richard Joseph -- Uncertainties of a democratic age / Leszek Kolakowski. |
| Subject |
Democracy.
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World politics -- 1989-
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89.35 democracy. (NL-LeOCL)077608909
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Democracy. (OCoLC)fst00890077
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World politics. (OCoLC)fst01181381
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Democratie.
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Democracia.
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Politica internacional.
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| Chronological Term |
Since 1989
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| Indexed Term |
Democracy |
| Added Author |
Diamond, Larry Jay.
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Plattner, Marc F., 1945-
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| ISBN |
0801845645 (hard ; alk. paper) |
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9780801845642 (hard ; alk. paper) |
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0801845653 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9780801845659 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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