1st Edition

Prospects of Democracy A study of 172 countries

By Tatu Vanhanen Copyright 1997
390 Pages
by Routledge

390 Pages
by Routledge

392 Pages
by Routledge

This book provides the most extensive comparative survey of the state and conditions of democracy ever made. It focuses on 172 contemporary states, with historical data on the measures of democracy and on explanatory variables extending back to the 1850s. It presents a comprehensive exploration of democratization, its successes and failures, making predictions on the prospects for democracy for... Read more
List of figures, List of tables, List of contributors, Preface, List of abbreviations, Part I Comparative analysis of democratization, Part II Comments, Bibliography, Index

Biography

Vanhanen, Tatu