Democratic Transitions : : Exploring the Structural Sources of the Fourth Wave / / Renske Doorenspleet.

With the widespread movement toward democratization that characterized the first post-Cold War decade, why did some nondemocratic regimes undergo a transition toward a democratic political system, but others not? Why have some transitions succeeded completely, but others resulted in only limited pol...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]
©2005
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (203 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Tables and Figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Defining and Measuring Democracy
  • 3 Describing the Waves
  • 4 The Theoretical Approaches
  • 5 Development
  • 6 Dependency and the World-System
  • 7 Class Structure
  • 8 Democratic Diffusion
  • 9 Conclusion
  • Appendix 1 The Requirements of Competition and Inclusiveness, 1800–2001
  • Appendix 2 Political Regime Changes, 1800–2001
  • Appendix 3 Hypotheses and Results
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Book