The Rise of Authoritarian Liberal Democracy [Illustrated] 1847183379, 9781847183378

Table of contents :
CONTENTS
TABLES
FOREWORD
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABBREVIATIONS
PART ONE
CHAPTER 1
PART TWO
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
PART THREE
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
PART FOUR
CHAPTER 8
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX

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The Rise of Authoritarian Liberal Democracy: A Preface to a New Theory of Comparative Political Systems, by Peter Baofu This book first published 2007 by Cambridge Scholars Publishing 15 Angerton Gardens, Newcastle, NE5 2JA, UK British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Copyright © 2007 by Peter Baofu All rights for this book reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. ISBN 1-84718-337-9; ISBN 13: 9781847183378

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