Democracy in retreat : (Record no. 22214)

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2012031764
ISBN
International Standard Book Number 9780300175387 (alk. paper)
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Call number 321.8
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL AUTHOR
Authors Kurlantzick, Joshua,
Dates 1976-
TITLE STATEMENT
Title Democracy in retreat :
Subtitle the revolt of the middle class and the worldwide decline of representative government /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Joshua Kurlantzick.
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication New Haven :
Publisher Yale University Press,
Date c2013.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 287 pages ;
Size 25 cm.
BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
SUMMARY
Summary Since the end of the Cold War, the assumption among most political theorists has been that as nations develop economically, they will also become more democratic--especially if a vibrant middle class takes root. This assumption underlies the expansion of the European Union and much of American foreign policy, bolstered by such examples as South Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan, and even to some extent Russia. Where democratization has failed or retreated, aberrant conditions take the blame: Islamism, authoritarian Chinese influence, or perhaps the rise of local autocrats. But what if the failures of democracy are not exceptions? In this thought-provoking study of democratization, Joshua Kurlantzick proposes that the spate of retreating democracies, one after another over the past two decades, is not just a series of exceptions. Instead, it reflects a new and disturbing trend: democracy in worldwide decline. The author investigates the state of democracy in a variety of countries, why the middle class has turned against democracy in some cases, and whether the decline in global democratization is reversible.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Democracy
Geographic Case studies.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Democratization
Geographic Case studies.
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
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Holdings
Date last seen Full call number Barcode Cost, replacement price Price effective from Koha item type Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Withdrawn status Permanent location Current location Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition
26/01/2017 321.8 KU DE T0049613 120.00 26/01/2017 REGULAR   Dewey Decimal Classification       University of Wollongong in Dubai University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 13/11/2013 Kinokuniya