Civilian Rule in the Developing World: Democracy on the March?

ISBN-13: 9780367016401 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 288 str.

Constantine P. Danopoulos

Opis

This book explore the phenomenon of stable civilian rule in the Third World by means of case studies on African, Asian, Latin American and Middle-Eastern countries. It identifies and analyzes societal, internal and international factors for keeping the armed forces in the barracks.

Spis treści

Civilian Supremacy in Changing Societies: Comparative Perspectives* -- Sources of Political Stability in Modernizing Monarchical Regimes: Jordan and Morocco -- The Preservation of Civilian Rule in Saudi Arabia -- The Military in Guyana: From Party Control to Party Dependence? -- Personal Rule and the Search for Political Pluralism in Cameroon -- The Preservation of Civilian Rule in Tanzania -- The Persistence and Fragility of Civilian Rule in Kenya -- Civilian Control of the Military in Africa: The Case of Zambia -- Constitutional Government in Jamaica: The Historical and Political Underpinnings -- Institutionalizing Civilian Rule in Developing Countries: The Case of India -- Civilian Rule and Abortive Coups in Sri Lanka -- Civilian Rule in the Philippines -- Malaysia: Shared Civilian-Military Interests -- The Future of Civilian Rule and Democracy in a Changing World