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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Larry Diamond (Director, Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, Stanford University) , Marc F. Plattner (Editor, National Endowment for Democracy) , Michael E. Alvarez , Nancy Gina BermeoPublisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.726kg ISBN: 9780801893773ISBN 10: 0801893771 Pages: 440 Publication Date: 02 November 2009 Recommended Age: From 13 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents"Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: What is Democracy? Chapter 1. What Democracy Is...And Is Not Chapter 2. What Makes Elections Free and Fair? Chapter 3. Delegative Democracy Chapter 4. How Far Can Free Government Travel? Chapter 5. From Liberalism to Liberal Democracy Part II: What Sustains Democracy? Chapter 6. Three Paradoxes of Democracy Chapter 7. What Makes Democracies Endure? Chapter 8. Bowling Alone: America's Declining Social Capital Chapter 9. Religion, Democracy, and the ""Twin Tolerations"" Part III: What Institutions Work Best? Chapter 10. Constitutional Design for Divided Societies Chapter 11. Federalism and Democracy: Beyong the U.S. Model Chapter 12. The Import of Institutions Chapter 13. Constitutional Courts: A Primer for Decision Makers Chapter 14. Stronger Legislatures, Stronger Democracies Chapter 15. Constitutional Medicine Part IV: Elections Without Democracy? Chapter 16. Thinking About Hybrid Regimes Chapter 17. The Rise of Competitive Authoritarianism Chapter 18. The Menu of Manipulation Chapter 19. Africa's Range of Regimes Chapter 20. International Linkage and Democratization Part V: Is Democacy a Universal Value? Chapter 21. Democracy as a Univeral Value Chapter 22. Democracy and Liberty: The Cultural Connection Chapter 23. Confucianism and Democracy Chapter 24. Buddhism, Asian Values, and Democracy Chapter 25. Muslims and Democracy Chapter 27. The Rise of ""Muslim Democracy"" Index"Reviews<p>In all, this is an excellent book for students of politics, and would also be a great benefit to many of democracy's practitioners.--Prof. Damien Kingsbury Forum (01/01/2010) <p>In all, this is an excellent book for students of politics, and would also be a great benefit to many of democracy's practitioners.--Prof. Damien Kingsbury Forum (01/01/0001) Author InformationLarry Diamond is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, both at Stanford University, where he also directs the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law. Marc F. Plattner is vice president for research and studies at the National Endowment for Democracy and director of its International Forum for Democratic Studies. They are coeditors of the Journal of Democracy. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |