Democracy in the Developing World: Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle EastISBN: 978-0-7456-2141-8
Hardcover
256 pages
September 2001, Polity
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In this important new textbook, Jeff Haynes seeks to explain why
these differences occur. Adopting a broadly comparative approach,
he begins by examining the theories and practice of democratic
transition and consolidation in the new democracies of Africa,
Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Haynes argues persuasively
that a country's ability to consolidate democracy depends not only
on the interaction of structural and agency factors, but also on a
variety of specific domestic and international concerns which may
help or hinder democratic progress. Using a wide range of case
studies to illustrate his argument, Haynes provides an accessible
and comprehensive analysis of the processes and problems of
democratic consolidation in developing nations.
This is an important textbook that will be invaluable to students in a variety of areas from politics and comparative politics to development studies and history.