Description
Book SynopsisNascent debates about democracy in the contemporary developing world are modified by such descriptions as delegative, incomplete or even authoritarian. Nun provides a comprehensive analysis of the theory and practice of democracy from ancient Greece to contemporary Latin America.
Trade ReviewNun provides a comprehensive discussion of the theory and practice of democracy from ancient Greece to contemporary Latin America. This historical and comparative discussion of democracy is combined with his own analysis of the conditions and possibilities for the development of genuinely democratic societies in our epoch, in Latin America and throughout the world. -- Richard Harris, California State University, Monterey Bay
Clearly written and concise. This book should stimulate discussion and debate as a supplemental text in the classroom. Recommended. * CHOICE *
Makes a number of provocative and interesting points of a philosophical nature while advocating essentially social democratic values. The work is very well worth reading….He presents a spirited argument. * Latin America Research Review *
A major original work on democratic theory and the comparative study of new democracies that will be of great interest to scholars. In addition, its clear, readable style will make it appealing to students. -- Guillermo A. O'Donnell, University of Notre Dame
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Part 2 Introduction Part 3 Family Resemblances Part 4 Athens and Sparta Part 5 Schumpeter and the Politicians Part 6 The Pluralist Theories Part 7 The Declaration of 1948 Part 8 Capitalism and Democracy: A First Approach Part 9 The Keynesian Alchemy Part 10 Marshall and the Citizens Part 11 From Schumpeter to Marshall Part 12 The Experience in the Developed Capitalist Countries Part 13 European Transitions to Democracy Part 14 Capitalism and Democracy: A Second Approach Part 15 Legitimacy, Moral Autonomy, and Preferences Part 16 From the Thirty Glorious Years to the Great Recession Part 17 Welfare States in Transition Part 18 The Problem of Social Exclusion Part 19 The Latin American Case Part 20 An Unhappy Balance Part 21 An Idea and Its Concrete Manifestations Part 22 Conditional Democracy Part 23 Deceiving Resemblances Part 24 Epilogue
