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This wide-ranging overview of the processes of democratization in post-Communist Europe, places the transitions in East-Central Europe within a broad European and global context. The authors begin with a introduction to the concept and theories of democracy and then examine the emerging politics of the new democracies to set the post-Communist transitions in longer-term comparative perspective with earlier and existing processes of democratization in Southern Europe, Latin America, and East and Southeast Asia. Finally the politics of EU accession are introduced to place the transitions within the wider context of European integration. Concluding with a summary of recent critiques of modern democ
Structuring Executive Power in Emerging Democracies: Warnings from Latin America
Structuring Executive Power in Emerging Democracies: Warnings from Latin America
In the democratizations in Latin America and in post-communist Europe, there are two key aspects worthy of theoretical comparison. First is the marketization and privatization of statist economies under International Monetary Fund (IMF) guidance and discipline, which addresses the question of what type of political economies will emerge as correlates of the democratization. Second is the institutional question of presidential domination, which relates to the need both for effective government and for democratic checks and balances. These two key issues are linked, so that the degree of social polarization in the emerging political economy becomes a ...
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