'Przeworski is clearly pessimistic about the new democracies but he has provided a stimulating and valubale contribution to the debate.'

• Introduction: the background - modernisation via internationalisation: a preview -the state, democracy, and the economy; Part I. Democracy and Democratic Institutions; 1. Transitions to democracy and territorial integrity ;2. Democracy, citizenship, and the state; 3. Democratic institutions; 4. Civil society; Part II. Markets, Property Systems, and Economic Growth; 5. Economic reforms in new democracies: criteria of success of market-oriented reforms, evidence, an alternative strategy; 6. Privatization and its alternatives: the pitfalls of mass-scale privatization, alternatives to privatization; Conclusion: sustainable democracy; References.

'Przeworski is clearly pessimistic about the new democracies but he has provided a stimulating and valubale contribution to the debate.'

• Introduction: the background - modernisation via internationalisation: a preview -the state, democracy, and the economy; Part I. Democracy and Democratic Institutions; 1. Transitions to democracy and territorial integrity ;2. Democracy, citizenship, and the state; 3. Democratic institutions; 4. Civil society; Part II. Markets, Property Systems, and Economic Growth; 5. Economic reforms in new democracies: criteria of success of market-oriented reforms, evidence, an alternative strategy; 6. Privatization and its alternatives: the pitfalls of mass-scale privatization, alternatives to privatization; Conclusion: sustainable democracy; References.

'Przeworski is clearly pessimistic about the new democracies but he has provided a stimulating and valubale contribution to the debate.'

• Introduction: the background - modernisation via internationalisation: a preview -the state, democracy, and the economy; Part I. Democracy and Democratic Institutions; 1. Transitions to democracy and territorial integrity ;2. Democracy, citizenship, and the state; 3. Democratic institutions; 4. Civil society; Part II. Markets, Property Systems, and Economic Growth; 5. Economic reforms in new democracies: criteria of success of market-oriented reforms, evidence, an alternative strategy; 6. Privatization and its alternatives: the pitfalls of mass-scale privatization, alternatives to privatization; Conclusion: sustainable democracy; References.