Democracy's Victory and Crisis [Paperback]

Leading scholars from a range of disciplines address questions central to the development and survival of democratic rule.The contributors to this volume address questions central to the development and survival of democratic rule. Brought together under the auspices of a Nobel Symposium on democracy, leading experts in the field examine historical experiences, social and cultural problems, economic development, constitutional issues, the impact of globalization, and the prospects for promoting democratic government. The coverage of the book is global, and the approach is multi-disciplinary, providing a unique perpective from leading historians, political scientists,economists and sociologists.The contributors to this volume address questions central to the development and survival of democratic rule. Brought together under the auspices of a Nobel Symposium on democracy, leading experts in the field examine historical experiences, social and cultural problems, economic development, constitutional issues, the impact of globalization, and the prospects for promoting democratic government. The coverage of the book is global, and the approach is multi-disciplinary, providing a unique perpective from leading historians, political scientists,economists and sociologists.The contributors to this volume address questions central to the development and survival of democratic rule. Brought together under the auspices of a Nobel Symposium on democracy, leading experts in the field examine historical experiences, social and cultural problems, economic development, constitutional issues, the impact of globalization, and the prospects for promoting democratic government. The coverage of the book is global, and the approach is multidisciplinary, providing a unique perpective from leading historians, political scientists, economists and sociologists.1. Victory and crisis: introduction Axel Hadenius; Part I. Historical Perspectives: 2. The new democracies in crisis in interwar Europel#Ñ