Democracy and Its Limits Lessons from Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East

Handelman, Howard (Editor)/ Tessler, Mark A. (Editor)/ Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies (Corporate Author)

ISBN 10: 0268008914 / ISBN 13: 9780268008918

Published by Univ of Notre Dame Pr, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Democracy and Its Limits Lessons from Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East
• Publisher: Univ of Notre Dame Pr
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0268008914
• ISBN 13: 9780268008918
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.58 kilograms

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Synopsis

The multidisciplinary essays in Democracy and Its Limits combine an appreciation of the progress made to date in Third World democratization with a sober assessment of structural and cultural factors that limit further progress toward procedural democracy in many parts of the world, such as China and much of the Middle East. The contributors to this volume assess the positive accomplishments of newly installed or restored democratic regimes, as well as the frequent failure of political democracies to achieve socioeconomic democracy. In avoiding both the euphoria of many early works on Third Wave democratization and the deep pessimism of many recent publications, this book presents a balanced perspective that is a welcome contribution to the field of comparative politics.

About the Authors

Howard Handelman is Emeritus Professor at the University of Wisconsin, USA. Mark Tessler is a Professor of Political Science, Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, and Head of the Department of Near Eastern Studies.

Mark Tessler is Professor of Political Science and Head of the Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Arizona, the author of A History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (1994), and the co-author of Area Studies and Social Science: Strategies for Understanding Middle East Politics (1999).