| Description |
xxvi, 336 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
Articles originally published in the quarterly Journal of democracy, 1990-1991. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Democracy's third wave / S. P. Huntington -- The democratic moment / M. F. Plattner -- What democracy is...and is not / P. C. Schmitter and T. L. Karl -- Present at the transition / J. M. Sanguinetti -- On the tasks of a democratic opposition / A. Stepan -- Rethinking African democracy / C. Ake -- The culture of liberty / M. V. Llosa -- Three paradoxes of democracy / L. Diamond -- The perils of presidentialism / J. J. Linz -- Comparing democratic systems / D. L. Horowitz -- The centrality of political culture / S. M. Lipset -- The virtues of parliamentarism / J. J. Linz -- Constitutional choices for new democracies / A. Lijphart -- The problem with PR / G. Lardeyret -- |
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PR and democratic statecraft / Q. L. Quade -- Double-checking the evidence / A. Lijphart -- Pollwatching and peacemaking / J. McCoy, L. Gerber, and R. Pastor -- Historical conflict and the rise of standards / M. Johnston -- Thailand's search for accountability / C. E. Dalpino -- Nigeria's perennial struggle / L. Diamond -- Strategies for reform / R. Klitgaard -- The new world disorder / K. Jowitt -- Why democracy can work in Eastern Europe / G. Di Palma -- The postrevolutionary hangover / L. Kolakowski -- After the Moscow coup / C. H. Fairbanks, Jr. -- Is China ready for democracy? / A. J. Nathan -- Latin America's fragile democracies / P. Hakim and A. F. Lowenthal -- Africa : the rebirth of political freedom / R. Joseph -- Uncertainties of a democratic age / L. Kolakowski. |
| Subject |
Democracy.
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World politics -- 1989-
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| Added Author |
Diamond, Larry Jay.
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Plattner, Marc F., 1945-
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| ISBN |
0801845653 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0801845645 (hard : alk. paper) |
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