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Economic Reforms in New Democracies: A Social-Democratic Approach

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Economic Reforms in New Democracies: A Social-Democratic Approach
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Luiz Carlos Bresser Pereira
By (author) Jose Maria Maravall
By (author) Adam Przeworski
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 151
Category/GenrePolitical economy
ISBN/Barcode 9780521438452
ClassificationsDewey:338.98
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 30 Halftones, unspecified; 2 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 30 April 1993
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

In this book the authors assess the experiences of transition in Southern Europe, Latin America and Eastern Europe in order 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 that 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