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Economic Reforms in New Democracies: A Social-Democratic Approach
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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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:Paperback / softback | Pages:240 | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 151 |
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Category/Genre | Political economy |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780521438452
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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
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
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