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Record Nr.

UNINA9910974297603321

Autore

Halperin Morton H

Titolo

The democracy advantage : how democracies promote prosperity and peace / / Morton H. Halperin, Joseph T. Siegle, Michael M. Weinstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2010

ISBN

0-203-85697-X

1-135-15383-3

1-282-97412-2

1-135-15384-1

9786612974120

1-280-11480-0

0-203-00525-2

Edizione

[Rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (307 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SiegleJoseph T. <1961->

WeinsteinMichael M

Disciplina

321.8

Soggetti

Democracy

Economic development - Political aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Prologue; 1 Exposing a 50 Year Old Myth; 2 Setting the Record Right; 3 Sustaining New Democracies; 4 Democracy and Security; 5 Making Development Safe for Democracy; 6 Democracy as the Default Option; 7 Bringing Democracy to the Center of Develoment; 8 The Great Race; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors;

Sommario/riassunto

For decades, policies pursued by the US and other industrialized nations towards the developing world have been based on the belief that democracy and development don't mix. This book makes a bold case that they do.