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Economic Reforms in New Democracies: A Social-Democratic Approach
Hardback
Main Details
Title |
Economic Reforms in New Democracies: A Social-Democratic Approach
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Luiz Carlos Bresser Pereira
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By (author) Jose Maria Maravall
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By (author) Adam Przeworski
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Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:238 | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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Category/Genre | Political economy |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780521432597
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Classifications | Dewey:338.98 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
30 Halftones, unspecified; 2 Line drawings, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
30 April 1993 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This book assesses differing experiences of the transition to democracy in the countries of Southern Europe, Latin America and Eastern Europe. The authors try to determine what the conditions for successful transitions are. They argue against the 'big bang' approach, espoused by many advisors to reforming countries, on the grounds that this approach bypasses the newly formed institutions of democracy and, ultimately, may undermine the necessary consensus to support painful economic reforms. The most successful reforms, they argue, have been those agreed upon through a process of democratic negotiation. A new democracy must offer politically important groups incentives to process their demands within the democratic institutional framework; otherwise, their support will be tenuous and the system may collapse under the strains incurred by painful economic reforms.
Reviews"Powerful and poignant, this book invites readers to abandon their old theories and set out on a new path." Kathleen C. Schwartzman, Contemporary Sociology
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