The Awkward Embrace : One-Part Domination and Democracy in Industrialising Countries PDF
by Hermann Giliomee, Charles Simkins
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Democracies derive their resilience and vitality from the fact that the rule of a particular majority is usually only of a temporary nature. By looking at four case-studies, The Awkward Embrace studies democracies of a different kind; rule by a dominant party which is virtually immune from defeat. Such systems have been called Regnant or or Uncommon Democracies. They are characterized by distinctive features: the staging of unfree or corrupt elections; the blurring of the lines between government, the ruling party and the state; the introduction of a national project which is seen to be above politics; and the erosion of civil society.
This book addresses major issues such as why one such democracy, namely Taiwan, has been moving in the direction of a more competitive system; how economic crises such as the present one in Mexico can transform the system; how government-business relations in Malaysia are affecting the base of the dominant party; and whether South Africa will become a one-party dominant system.
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- Pages:368 pages
- Publisher:Taylor and Francis
- Publication Date:19/08/1999
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- ISBN:9780203989647
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:368 pages
- Publisher:Taylor and Francis
- Publication Date:19/08/1999
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- ISBN:9780203989647
