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Institutions and Democratic Citizenship (Oxford Studies in Democratization)

By Axel Hadenius

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2001
ISBN
0199244294, 0199246661, 9780199244294
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1495779 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
312\310
Time added
2023-11-18 14:21:47

Description

Divided into two parts, this highly informative work first contributes to the debate on democracy's preconditions, then explores the historical development of state structures. Its primary conclusion is that democracy is not the product of social and economic forces, yet, to a greater extent, it is the consequence of prevailing institutional conditions, i.e. the nature of the state. In the second section, Hadenius maintains that the differing modes of state have displayed a variable capacity for governance and economic development. Thus, the evolution of state structures has consequences across broad areas of political and social life.

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