The Political Economy of Democratic Transitions / / Robert R. Kaufman, Stephan Haggard.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999
• VerfasserIn: Haggard, Stephan,; Kaufman, Robert R.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2018]; ©1996
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

In the last two decades, there has been a widespread movement from authoritarian to democratic rule among developing countries, often occurring against a backdrop of severe economic crises and the adoption of market-oriented reforms. The coincidence of these events raises long-standing questions about the relationship between economic and political change. In this book, Stephan Haggard and Robert Kaufman explore this relationship, addressing a variety of questions: What role have economic crises played in the current wave of political liberalization and democratization? Can new democracies manage the daunting political challenges posed by economic reform? Under what economic and institutional conditions is democracy most likely to be consolidated? Drawing on contemporary political economy and the experiences of twelve Latin American and Asian countries, they develop a new approach to understanding democratic transitions. Haggard and Kaufman first analyze the relationship between economic crisis and authoritarian withdrawal and then examine how the economic and institutional legacies of authoritarian rule affect the capacity of new democratic governments to initiate and sustain economic policy reform. Finally, the authors analyze the consolidation of political and economic reform over the long run. Throughout, they emphasize the relationship between economic conditions, the interests and power of contending social groups, and the mediating role of representative institutions, particularly political parties.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction. The Political Economy of Democratic Transitions -- PART ONE: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AUTHORITARIAN WITHDRAWALS -- Chapter One. The Political Economy of Authoritarian Withdrawals -- Chapter Two. Economic Crisis and Authoritarian Withdrawal -- Chapter Three. Surviving Crises, Withdrawing in Good Times -- Chapter Four. Comparing Authoritarian Withdrawals -- PART TWO: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF ADJUSTMENT IN NEW DEMOCRACIES -- Chapter Five. Democratic Transitions and Economic Reform -- Chapter Six. New Democracies and Economic Crisis -- Chapter Seven. Economic Management in Non-crisis Democracies -- Chapter Eight. Economic and Political Reform in Dominant-Party Systems: Mexico and Taiwan -- PART THREE: THE CONSOLIDATION OF DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC REFORM -- Chapter Nine. Economic Reform and Democratic Consolidation -- Chapter Ten. Institutions, Democratic Consolidation, and Sustainable Growth -- Conclusion. Comparing Democratic Transitions -- Index