Democracy in the south : participation, the state and the people /
Traditionally, studies on democracy have focused on the orthodox so-called Northern models of democratic governance, and within this framework, the extent to which Southern models are considered democratic. Democracy in the South is the first truly international collaboration that draws attention to...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Tokyo ; New York :
United Nations University Press,
©2010.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | Traditionally, studies on democracy have focused on the orthodox so-called Northern models of democratic governance, and within this framework, the extent to which Southern models are considered democratic. Democracy in the South is the first truly international collaboration that draws attention to the complex problems of democratic consolidation across the majority world. Nine case studies, three each from Africa, Latin America and Asia, shed light on the contemporary challenges faced by democratizing countries, mostly from the perspective of emerging theorists working in their home countrie. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America EBSCO eBook Business Collection |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 233 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789280871470 9280871471 |
