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Author:   Larry Diamond (Director, Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, Stanford University) ,  Leonardo Morlino
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780801882869

ISBN 10:   0801882869
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   20 January 2006
Recommended Age:   From 13
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowldgments Introduction I. Dimensions of Democratic Quality 1. Why the Rule of Law Matters 2. The Ambiguous Virtues of Accountability 3. Freedom as the Foundation 4. Addressing Inequality 5. The Chain of Responsiveness 6. A Skeptical Perspective II. Comparative Case Studies 7. Italy and Spain 8. Chile and Brazil 9. Bangladesh and India 10. South korea and Taiwan 11. Poland and Romania 12. Ghana and South Africa Index

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An important milestone in the study of democratic quality, and an excellent resource for both scholarly researchers and graduate courses on comparative democracy and democratization. -- Daunis Auerson Political Studies Review 2007

<p> An important milestone in the study of democratic quality, and an excellent resource for both scholarly researchers and graduate courses on comparative democracy and democratization. -- Daunis Auerson, Political Studies Review

<p>An important milestone in the study of democratic quality, and an excellent resource for both scholarly researchers and graduate courses on comparative democracy and democratization.--Daunis Auerson Political Studies Review (01/01/0001)

Author Information

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. Leonardo Morlino is a professor of political science at the University of Florence and director of the Research Centre on Southern Europe and author of Democrazie e Democratizzazioni.

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