Political Development and Democratic Theory : Rethinking Comparative Politics 9781315289953, 9780765614667

Most comparativists have assumed that democratization is best understood by looking at regimes in the transition and con

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Political Development and Democratic Theory : Rethinking Comparative Politics
9781315289953, 9780765614667

Barrington Moore bequeathed comparativists a problem: how to reconcile his causal claim of 'no bourgeoisie, no demo

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Professor Pennock launches an encyclopedic study that evaluates and ultimately synthesizes a variety of democratic theor

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Scott's provocative critique of development theory and practice demonstrates that many prevailing ideas about devel

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