Might, Right, Prosperity and Consent
Representative Democracy and the International Economy 1919-2001
Published on 1. May 2008
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-7190-7750-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book offers an original analysis of the problem of the authority of the state in democracies. Unlike many discussions of democracy that treat authority as a problem primarily of domestic politics or normative values, this book puts the international economy at the centre of the analysis.
This volume shows how changes in the international economy from the inter-war years to the end of the twentieth century impacted upon the success and failures of democracy. It makes the argument by considering a range of different cases, and it traces the success and failure of democracies over the past century. It includes detailed studies of democracies in both developed and developing countries, and offers a comparative analysis of their fate.
It will appeal to all those interested in democracy, the future of the state and the impact of the international economy on domestic politics. -- .
This volume shows how changes in the international economy from the inter-war years to the end of the twentieth century impacted upon the success and failures of democracy. It makes the argument by considering a range of different cases, and it traces the success and failure of democracies over the past century. It includes detailed studies of democracies in both developed and developing countries, and offers a comparative analysis of their fate.
It will appeal to all those interested in democracy, the future of the state and the impact of the international economy on domestic politics. -- .
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Language
English
Place of publication
Manchester
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Laminated cover
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
612 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7190-7750-0 (9780719077500)
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Representative Democracy and the International Economy 1919-2001
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Helen Thompson is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics, University of Cambridge -- .
Content
Preface
Introduction
1. The modern democratic nation-state
2. The crisis of the inter-war years
3. The Bretton Woods rescue
4. Crises and non-crises: financial
liberalisation and the end of the Cold War
5. Conclusions
Bibliography
Index -- .
Introduction
1. The modern democratic nation-state
2. The crisis of the inter-war years
3. The Bretton Woods rescue
4. Crises and non-crises: financial
liberalisation and the end of the Cold War
5. Conclusions
Bibliography
Index -- .