Contributions

  • Robinson, James A., 1960- - Contributor

Publication

2005 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England

Language

English

Word Count

108,500 words, Guess

Page Count

434 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2005011262
  • LibraryThing315448
  • Goodreads22486

Classifications

  • DDC321.8
  • LCCJC423 .A248 2005

Description

This book is the first to use modern social science methodology systematically to explain why some countries are democracies while others are not. Why does democracy sometimes persist and consolidate while other times it collapses? The treatment shows that whether or not a society becomes democratic depends on several factors.

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