"This is an anthology of articles from 'The Journal of Democracy', a quarterly sponsored by the quasi-official National Endowment for Democracy. For those unfamiliar with it, the 'Journal of Democracy' since its founding four years ago has published some of the best contemporary writing on the subject of modern liberal democracy."--'Foreign Affairs'

This edition brings together esaays on democracy, covering a wide range of conceptual, historical, institutional, and policy issues. It addresses the question of civil society, which has become a central focus of popular as well as scholarly concern in both new and established democracies. Included here is Robert D. Putnam's article "Bowling Alone: America's Declining Social Capital". The problems confronting democratic governments and movements in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the post-communist countries are also considered.
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This edition covers a wide range of conceptual, historical, institutional, and policy issues. Topics addressed include the question of civil society, and the problems confronting democratic governments and movements in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the post-communist countries.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780801853043
Publisert
1996-09-24
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Johns Hopkins University Press; Johns Hopkins University Press
Vekt
726 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
432

Om bidragsyterne

Larry Diamond is coeditor of the Journal of Democracy, codirector of the International Forum for Democratic Studies, and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. Marc F. Plattner is vice president for research and studies at the National Endowment for Democracy. Plattner and Diamond are coeditors of the Journal of Democracy.