Democracy in Retreat

The Revolt of the Middle Class and the Worldwide Decline of Representative Government

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Democracy, History, Modern, 20th Century
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Author: Joshua Kurlantzick ISBN: 9780300188967
Publisher: Yale University Press Publication: March 19, 2013
Imprint: Yale University Press Language: English
Author: Joshua Kurlantzick
ISBN: 9780300188967
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication: March 19, 2013
Imprint: Yale University Press
Language: English
Since the end of the Cold War, the assumption among most political theorists has been that as nations develop economically, they will also become more democratic—especially if a vibrant middle class takes root. This assumption underlies the expansion of the European Union and much of American foreign policy, bolstered by such examples as South Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan, and even to some extent Russia. Where democratization has failed or retreated, aberrant conditions take the blame: Islamism, authoritarian Chinese influence, or perhaps the rise of local autocrats.
Since the end of the Cold War, the assumption among most political theorists has been that as nations develop economically, they will also become more democratic—especially if a vibrant middle class takes root. This assumption underlies the expansion of the European Union and much of American foreign policy, bolstered by such examples as South Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan, and even to some extent Russia. Where democratization has failed or retreated, aberrant conditions take the blame: Islamism, authoritarian Chinese influence, or perhaps the rise of local autocrats.

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