Politics in Developing Countries : : Comparing Experiences with Democracy / / ed. by Larry Diamond, Seymour Martin Lipset, Juan Linz.

Ten country studies (three from Latin America, one from the Middle East, three from Asia, and three from Africa) follow a common analytical framework to trace experiences with democratic and authoritarian rule and assess the underlying causes of democratic success and failure.

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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]
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Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (503 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • 1 Introduction: Comparing Experiences with Democracy
  • 2 Chile: Origins, Consolidation, and Breakdown of a Democratic Regime
  • 3 Brazil: Inequality Against Democracy
  • 4 Mexico: Sustained Civilian Rule Without Democracy
  • 5 Turkey: Crises, Interruptions, and Reequilibrations
  • 6 India: Democratic Becoming and Combined Development
  • 7 Thailand: A Stable Semidemocracy
  • 8 South Korea: Politics in Transition
  • 9 Nigeria: Pluralism, Statism, and the Struggle for Democracy
  • 10 Senegal: The Development and Fragility of Semidemocracy
  • 11 Zimbabwe: In Search of a Stable Democracy
  • Index