Paths Toward Democracy: The Working Class and Elites in Western Europe and South America

ISBN-13: 9780521643825 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 244 str.

Ruth B. Collier; Peter Lange; Robert H. Bates

Opis

The question of whether democratization is an elite-led process from above or a popular triumph from below continues to be an area of contention among political scientists. Examining the experiences of countries that have provided the main empirical base for recent theorizing, namely, Western Europe and South America, this book delineates a more complex and varied set of patterns. The volume explores democratization through a comparative analysis that examines the role of labor in relation to elite strategies in both contemporary and historical perspectives.

Recenzje

"...ambitious comparative analysis...highly sophisticated theoretical book... this is an imperessive, empirical, methodological, and theoretical addition to the comparative literature on democratization... [it] will prove to be a lasting addition to the field." Sebastián Royo, New Political Science

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Elite-driven reform in early democratization; 3. Social democracy and political calculations; 4. Labor action in recent democratization; 5. Conclusion: toward an integrated approach; Bibliography.