Download or read book Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy written by Daron Acemoglu and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book develops a framework for analyzing the creation and consolidation of democracy. Different social groups prefer different political institutions because of the way they allocate political power and resources. Thus democracy is preferred by the majority of citizens, but opposed by elites. Dictatorship nevertheless is not stable when citizens can threaten social disorder and revolution. In response, when the costs of repression are sufficiently high and promises of concessions are not credible, elites may be forced to create democracy. By democratizing, elites credibly transfer political power to the citizens, ensuring social stability. Democracy consolidates when elites do not have strong incentive to overthrow it. These processes depend on (1) the strength of civil society, (2) the structure of political institutions, (3) the nature of political and economic crises, (4) the level of economic inequality, (5) the structure of the economy, and (6) the form and extent of globalization.
Download or read book Democracy Eh written by John Deverell and published by Studio 9 Books & Music. This book was released on 1993 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This summer of 1993 Book about the history, structure and possible future of Democracy and it's institutions in Canada. Eight Chapters separate relevant subjects making overall understanding of the issues easier. The Forward is written by Canadian Auto Parts magnate Frank Stronach and the back cover contains supporting quotes from all sides of the political spectrum including from (then) future Ontario Premier Mike Harris. It was published a few months before the 1993 Canadian General Election which saw the governing Progressive Conservative Party reduced from 211 to 2 seats. The accuracy of the Authors' predictions and foresight shocked the National media and establishment. Starting with the "Democracy Gap" and "Blind Alley", the official reforms they describe the reality. Then they outline and propose changes and reforms including "Fair Voting", "Citizen Lawmaking", "Open Democratic Government", and most importantly "Teledemocracy: Opening the Channels". Most unusual are the closing Chapter and Appendices, which show readers how to organize to bring about changes they seek and include political party constitutions, candidate and delegate selections forms and other related activists' tools. For more details and to read the foreword by Frank Stronach go to http: //gregvezina.com
Download or read book Struggle for Democracy written by Edward S. Greenberg and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 1998-12 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Democracy and Liberty written by William E. H. Lecky and published by . This book was released on 2020-08 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Democracy and Redistribution written by Carles Boix and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-07-21 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Employing analytical tools borrowed from game theory, Carles Boix offers a complete theory of political transitions, in which political regimes ultimately hinge on the nature of economic assets, their distribution among individuals, and the balance of power among different social groups. Backed up by detailed historical work and extensive statistical analysis that goes back to the mid-nineteenth century, this book explains, among many other things, why democracy emerged in classical Athens. It also discusses the early triumph of democracy in both nineteenth-century agrarian Norway, Switzerland and northeastern America and the failure in countries with a powerful landowning class.
Download or read book The Changing Nature of Democracy written by Takashi Inoguchi and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together preeminent scholars from around the world in a collection of essays that point to a changing and broadening agenda of democracy.
Download or read book Struggle Democracy written by Edward S. Greenberg and published by Longman. This book was released on 1999 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Elections in Hard Times written by Thomas Edward Flores and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-09 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demonstrates why elections fail to promote democracy when countries lack democratic experience and are held during civil conflict.
Download or read book Democracy Eh written by John Deverell and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Democracy in Europe written by Luciano Canfora and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history traces the development of democracy in Europe from its origins in ancient Greece up to the present day. Considers all the major watersheds in the development of democracy in modern Europe. Describes the rediscovery of Ancient Greek political ideals by intellectuals at the end of the eighteenth century. Examines the twenty-year crisis from 1789 to 1815, when the repercussions of revolution in France were felt across the European continent. Explains how events in France led to the explosion of democratic movements between 1830 and 1848. Compares the different manifestations of democracy within Eastern and Western Europe during the latter half of the nineteenth century. Considers fascism and its consequences for democracy in Europe during the twentieth century. Demonstrates how in the recent past democracy itself has become the object of ideological battles.
Download or read book Leadership in a Democracy written by National Institute of Social Sciences (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Democracy and Liberty written by William E. H. Lecky and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-02 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Introduction to Democracy and Liberty written by William Edward Hartpole Lecky and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this insightful essay, William Edward Hartpole Lecky explores the nature of democracy and its relationship to liberty. Lecky's analysis of the role of the state in protecting the rights of its citizens remains relevant today and is essential reading for anyone interested in political theory. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Democracy and Liberty written by William E. H. Lecky and published by . This book was released on 2023-10-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American Democracy Promotion written by Michael Cox and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As we enter the 21st-century with American hegemony intact, this volume helps us understand what drives the world's last remaining superpower. It explores one of the least analysed, and most misunderstood aspects of American foreign policy.
Download or read book Democracy and Social Policy written by Edward Everett Walker and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Democracy and Liberty written by William Edward Hartpole Lecky and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
