Prospects for Democracy: North, South, East, West by David Held (English) Hardco

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This comprehensive overview of democracy across the globe explores its nature and future through theoretical analyses and a wide-ranging set of case studies.

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Many Western states are experiencing growing popular disillusionment with the ability of the democratic system to respond to their needs and aspirations and to exercise adequate control over the activities of government and politicians. This disaffection is often linked to social and ethnic movements seeking to redraw the boundaries of the state from within and to a perception of the state's impotence in the face of economic, social, military, and environmental problems of an increasingly international nature. This comprehensive overview of democracy across the globe explores its nature and future through theoretical analyses and a wide-ranging set of case studies.

Table of Contents

Part I consists of a lengthy chapter by the editor that outlines the challenges to traditional conceptions of democracy posed by the evolving world order. Part II (6 chapters) focuses on current theoretical disputes about liberal democracy and contending conceptions of democratic life - particularly the criticisms of pluralist, participatory, socialist, and feminist theorists of democracy. Part III (5 chapters) extends the discussion by examining several fundamental questions about the form and limits of democracy, notably the tension between democracy and markets, the military constraints placed on democratic policy making, the role of the media in both enhancing and subverting the democratic process, and the nature of modern democratic citizenship. Finally, Part IV (6 chapters) assesses the opportunities and potential for democracy in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

Details ISBN0804721920 Author David Held Pages 424 Publisher Stanford University Press Year 1993 ISBN-10 0804721920 ISBN-13 9780804721929 Format Hardcover Imprint Stanford University Press Subtitle North, South, East, West Place of Publication Palo Alto Country of Publication United States DEWEY 321.8 Illustrations 424 half-tones Birth 1951 Edited by David Held Publication Date 1993-08-01 Short Title Prospects for Democracy Language English Media Book DOI 10.1604/9780804721929 UK Release Date 1993-08-01 AU Release Date 1993-08-01 NZ Release Date 1993-08-01 US Release Date 1993-08-01 Audience Undergraduate We've got this

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