Democracy and Human Rights in Developing Countries / / Zehra F. Arat.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Arat, Zehra F. ,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]; ©1991
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (219 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Tables and Figures --; Acknowledgments --; 1 Introduction: Social and Economic Rights as a Condition for Democracy --; 2 Defining and Measuring Political Democracy --; 3 The Social and Economic Origins of Democracy --; 4 Democracy in Developing Countries: Its Correlates --; 5 Structural Determinants and Policy Causes of Decline --; 6 Policy Implications for Democratic Rulers: Lessons from Costa Rica, India, and Turkey --; Appendixes --; Bibliography --; Index --; About the Book and the Author
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781685853266; 9783110784268
• DOI: 10.1515/9781685853266
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Zehra F. Arat.

A historical review, an empirical analysis of more than 150 countries, and case studies of Turkey, Costa Rica and India demonstrate that developing countries that recognize civil political rights and establish democratic systems fail to maintain them if they neglect socioeconomic rights.