Democracy and Development: Hadenius - Couverture souple

Hadenius, Axel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 052105530X ISBN 13 : 9780521055307

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

This book is a wide-ranging study of the meaning of democracy and the factors which determine its level.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book is a thorough investigation into the requisites of democracy. Based on data from 132 sovereign states of the Third World, it first establishes a scale to measure the level of democracy existing in these countries. The author discusses various interpretations of the meaning of political democracy, and emerges with a specification of its essential elements which includes such elements as the holding of elections to central decision-making organs, and the maintenance of certain fundamental political liberties. Theories concerning the requisites of democracy are then examined in order to explain the manifest differences in the level of democracy among the states of the Third World. The author employs statistical techniques including regression analysis to test theories related to socio-economic conditions, demographic and cultural factors, and institutional arrangements. This book thus provides a wide-ranging examination both of the elements which constitute democracy, and of the factors which explain its varying prevalence.

Revue de presse

'The book is based on thorough documentation and is very informative.' Administrative Sciences

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 052105530X
• ISBN 13: 9780521055307
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 232
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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