num_pages: 336
description: Since 1974 more than 30 countries around the world have been democratized. The fall of dictators on both sides of the Cold War was triggered by regional economic crises and compounded by different political problems - the death of a dictator, defeat in war, or popular protest. The civilians who replaced dictators, juntas and one-party regimes extended power to people long excluded from politics. They also set about restoring civil society and reviving moribund economies.
language: English
title: Power To The People: Democratization Around The World
titlecomplete: Power To The People: Democratization Around The World
publisher: Westview Press