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28 produkter
Democracy, Accountability, and Representation
Av Adam Przeworski, Susan C. Stokes m. fl.
Häftad, 1999
569 kr
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This book examines whether the mechanisms of accountability characteristic of democratic systems are sufficient to induce the representatives to act in the best interest of the represented. The first part of the volume focuses on the role of elections, distinguishing different ways in which they …
Capitalism and Social Democracy
Av Adam Przeworski, John Roemer m. fl.
Häftad, 1986
392 kr
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This is a study of the choices faced by socialist movements as they developed within capitalist societies. Professor Przeworski examines the three principal choices confronted by socialism: whether to work through elections; whether to rely exclusively on the working class; and whether to try to …
Democracy and the Limits of Self-Government
Häftad, 2010
390 kr
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The political institutions under which we live today evolved from a revolutionary idea that shook the world in the second part of the eighteenth century: that a people should govern itself. Yet if we judge contemporary democracies by the ideals of self-government, equality and liberty, we find that …
Democracy and the Market
Political and Economic Reforms in Eastern Europe and Latin America
Av Adam Przeworski, Gudmund Hernes m. fl.
Häftad, 1991
390 kr
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The quest for freedom from hunger and repression has triggered in recent years a dramatic, worldwide reform of political and economic systems. Never have so many people enjoyed, or at least experimented with democratic institutions. However, many strategies for economic development in Eastern …
Economic Reforms in New Democracies
A Social-Democratic Approach
Av Luiz Carlos Bresser Pereira, José María Maravall m. fl.
Inbunden, 1993
1341 kr
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This 1993 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 …
Economic Reforms in New Democracies
A Social-Democratic Approach
Av Luiz Carlos Bresser Pereira, José María Maravall m. fl.
Häftad, 1993
452 kr
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This 1993 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 …
Sustainable Democracy
Häftad, 1995
569 kr
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Sustainable Democracy is a joint report of twenty one social scientists, from eleven countries and four academic disciplines, who collaborated over the period of two years under the name of the Group on East-South Systems Transformations (ESST). Their report identifies the principal political and …
Democracy and the Rule of Law
Av José María Maravall, Adam Przeworski
Häftad, 2003
541 kr
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This book addresses the question of why governments sometimes follow the law and other times choose to evade the law. The traditional answer of jurists has been that laws have an autonomous causal efficacy: law rules when actions follow anterior norms; the relation between laws and actions is one …
States and Markets
A Primer in Political Economy
Häftad, 2003
422 kr
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Political economy is the study of decentralized and centralized mechanisms for allocating resources and distributing incomes: markets and states. Both markets and states can be organized and combined in a variety of ways and they jointly determine what the economy produces as well as who gets what. …
Democracy, Accountability, and Representation
Av Adam Przeworski, Susan C. Stokes m. fl.
Inbunden, 1999
1514 kr
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This book examines whether the mechanisms of accountability characteristic of democratic systems are sufficient to induce the representatives to act in the best interest of the represented. The first part of the volume focuses on the role of elections, distinguishing different ways in which they …
Selected Works of Michael Wallerstein
The Political Economy of Inequality, Unions, and Social Democracy
Av David Austen-Smith, Jeffry A. Frieden m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
569 kr
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Michael Wallerstein was a leader in developing a rigorous comparative political economy approach to understanding substantive issues of inequality, redistribution, and wage-determination. His early death from cancer left both a hole in the profession and a legacy that will surely provide the …
Democracy and the Limits of Self-Government
Inbunden, 2010
1302 kr
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The political institutions under which we live today evolved from a revolutionary idea that shook the world in the second part of the eighteenth century: that a people should govern itself. Yet if we judge contemporary democracies by the ideals of self-government, equality and liberty, we find that …
Democracy and Development
Political Institutions and Well-Being in the World, 1950-1990
Av Adam Przeworski, Michael E. Alvarez m. fl.
Inbunden, 2000
1351 kr
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Is economic development conducive to political democracy? Does democracy foster or hinder material welfare? These two questions are examined by looking at the experience of 135 countries between 1950 and 1990. Descriptive information, statistical analyses, and historical narratives are interwoven …
Democracy and Development
Political Institutions and Well-Being in the World, 1950-1990
Av Adam Przeworski, Michael E. Alvarez m. fl.
Häftad, 2000
439 kr
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Is economic development conducive to political democracy? Does democracy foster or hinder material welfare? These two questions are examined by looking at the experience of 135 countries between 1950 and 1990. Descriptive information, statistical analyses, and historical narratives are interwoven …
Constitutionalism and Dictatorship
Pinochet, the Junta, and the 1980 Constitution
Av Robert Barros, Adam Przeworski
Häftad, 2002
569 kr
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It is widely believed that autocratic regimes cannot limit their power through institutions of their own making. This book presents a surprising challenge to this view. It demonstrates that the Chilean armed forces were constrained by institutions of their own design. Based on extensive …
Democracy and the Rule of Law
Av José María Maravall, Adam Przeworski
Inbunden, 2003
1530 kr
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This book addresses the question of why governments sometimes follow the law and other times choose to evade the law. The traditional answer of jurists has been that laws have an autonomous causal efficacy: law rules when actions follow anterior norms; the relation between laws and actions is one …
States and Markets
A Primer in Political Economy
Inbunden, 2003
1351 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Political economy is the study of decentralized and centralized mechanisms for allocating resources and distributing incomes: markets and states. Both markets and states can be organized and combined in a variety of ways and they jointly determine what the economy produces as well as who gets what. …
Selected Works of Michael Wallerstein
The Political Economy of Inequality, Unions, and Social Democracy
Av Michael Wallerstein, David Austen-Smith m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
1644 kr
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Michael Wallerstein was a leader in developing a rigorous comparative political economy approach to understanding substantive issues of inequality, redistribution, and wage-determination. His early death from cancer left both a hole in the profession and a legacy that will surely provide the …
Democracy in a Russian Mirror
Inbunden, 2015
1864 kr
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What can we learn about democracy from the experience of post-Soviet Russia? What can we learn about the prospects for democracy in Russia from the experience of 'really existing democracies'? Must some 'pre-requisites', cultural or material, be fulfilled for democracy to become possible? This book …
Crises of Democracy
Inbunden, 2019
347 kr
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Is democracy in crisis? The current threats to democracy are not just political: they are deeply embedded in the democracies of today, in current economic, social, and cultural conditions. In Crises of Democracy, Adam Przeworski presents a panorama of the political situation throughout the world of …
Crises of Democracy
E-bok, 2019
375 kr
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Is democracy in crisis? The current threats to democracy are not just political: they are deeply embedded in the democracies of today, in current economic, social, and cultural conditions. In Crises of Democracy, Adam Przeworski presents a panorama of the political situation throughout the world of …
Crises of Democracy
Häftad, 2026
308 kr
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Is democracy in crisis? The current threats to democracy are not just political: they are deeply embedded in the democracies of today, in current economic, social, and cultural conditions. In Crises of Democracy, Adam Przeworski presents a panorama of the political situation throughout the world of …
Why Bother With Elections?
Inbunden, 2018
590 kr
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With the collapse of traditional parties around the world and with many pundits predicting a "crisis of democracy", the value of elections as a method for selecting by whom and how we are governed is being questioned. What are the virtues and weaknesses of elections? Are there limitations to what …
Why Bother With Elections?
Häftad, 2018
218 kr
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With the collapse of traditional parties around the world and with many pundits predicting a "crisis of democracy", the value of elections as a method for selecting by whom and how we are governed is being questioned. What are the virtues and weaknesses of elections? Are there limitations to what …
Why Bother With Elections?
E-bok, 2018
239 kr
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With the collapse of traditional parties around the world and with many pundits predicting a "crisis of democracy", the value of elections as a method for selecting by whom and how we are governed is being questioned. What are the virtues and weaknesses of elections? Are there limitations to what …
¿Por qué tomarse la molestia de hacer elecciones?
Pequeño manual para entender el funcionamiento de la democracia
E-bok, 2019
113 kr
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¿Qué es razonable esperar de las elecciones en el mundo real, en que los mercados distribuyen de manera desigual los ingresos y en que los políticos hacen su mejor esfuerzo para perpetuarse en el poder? ¿Podemos hablar de elecciones en casos en que se debe optar entre dos variantes de lo mismo? ¿Es …
Las crisis de la democracia
¿Adónde pueden llevarnos el desgaste institucional y la polarización?
E-bok, 2022
68 kr
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¿Está en crisis la democracia? ¿El descontento social generalizado indica el fin de una era? ¿Cuáles son los "desastres" que pueden hacer tambalear la continuidad institucional: el colapso económico, los conflictos sociales intensos, las parálisis políticas? ¿En qué casos los conflictos se …
