Democratization in the South: The Jagged WaveExplores the political dynamics of the recent wave of democratization in developing societies. Within a broad comparative perspective, the text focuses on the particular experiences of four countries - South Korea, Ghana, Zambia and Chile. The contributors assess the likelihood of sustaining new democratic regimes and discuss the feasibility of the promotion of democratization by outside parties. The text also addresses the complex practical issues of establishing and consolidating democratic political institutions, as well as important topics such as military power, the role of civil society and the position of women in relation to democracy. |
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Contents
GEOFFREY HAWTHORN | 11 |
MICK MOORE | 37 |
MARK ROBINSON | 69 |
ROBIN LUCKHAM | 119 |
democratization within | 129 |
military prerogatives within a liberal | 139 |
from populist authoritarianism to limited | 154 |
Conclusions | 171 |
Civil society and the sustainability of democracy | 209 |
ambiguity | 220 |
LAURENCE WHITEHEAD | 243 |
Motives for promoting democracy 246 Motives for promoting democracy | 250 |
Conditionality | 256 |
Consent | 264 |
Conclusion | 271 |
Lessons for democratic action | 277 |
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| Title | Democratization in the South: The Jagged Wave Perspectives on democratization |
| Author | Robin Luckham |
| Editors | Robin Luckham, Gordon White, Professorial Fellow Institute of Development Studies Gordon White |
| Publisher | Manchester University Press, 1996 |
| ISBN | 0719049423, 9780719049422 |
| Length | 322 pages |
| Subjects | › › Political Science / History & Theory Political Science / Political Ideologies / Democracy |
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