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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Factionalism in the Post-World War II World -- Avoiding factionalism : Senegal, Taiwan, Uruguay -- Persistent factionalism : Bangladesh, Bolivia, Zimbabwe -- Overcoming factionalism : Chile, Comoros, Estonia, Tunisia. |
| Summary |
Why do new democracies succeed in some cases and struggle, backslide, or revert entirely to autocracy in others? What are the specific policies and practices at play? To answer these questions, Benjamin Cole turns to James Madison's ""mischief of faction, "" drawing on a broad array of detailed case studies to demonstrate that factionalism is the most powerful predictor of adverse regime change and state failure in emerging democracies--and an existential threat to mature democracies, including the United States |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Democratization.
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Democratization. |
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New democracies.
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New democracies. |
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Political parties.
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Political parties. |
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Regime change.
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Failed states.
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Regime change. |
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Failed states. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General. |
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Cole, Benjamin R. Democratization and the mischief of faction. Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., [2018] 9781626377318 (DLC) 2018005764 (OCoLC)1033560783 |
| ISBN |
9781626377363 (electronic book) |
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1626377367 (electronic book) |
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9781626377318 |
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1626377316 |
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