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Autore |
Somit Albert |
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Titolo |
The Failure of Democratic Nation Building: Ideology Meets Evolution / / by A. Somit, S. Peterson |
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New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2005 |
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ISBN |
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9786611363871 |
9781281363879 |
1281363871 |
9781403978424 |
1403978425 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2005.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (174 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economic development |
International relations |
Political science |
Development Studies |
International Relations |
Political Science |
Political Theory |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [137]-150) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Authoritarian Government: The Default Option; 3 What is a Democracy?: Toward a Working Definition; 4 Democratic Nation Building: From Concept to Operational ""Checklist""; 5 Democracy: The Requisite ""Enabling Conditions""-No Small Order; 6 Will the Real Democracies Please Stand Up?; 7 American Nation Building, 1945-2005: Costs and Consequences; 8 The Fourth ""Whereas""; 9 ""Therefore Be It Resolved..."": Toward More Realistic Foreign and Domestic Policies; Notes; References; Name Index; Subject Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Throughout history authoritarian governments have outnumbered democratic ones to an overwhelming degree. Even today, true |
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