Pathways to freedom
Subtitle: political and economic lessons from democratic transitions
By: edited by Isobel Coleman and Terra Lawson-Remer ; with Charles Landow
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780876095669
Subjects: Politics and government; Demokratisierung; Politischer Wandel; Politisches System; Wirtschaftswachstum; Economic conditions; Zivilgesellschaft; Democratization; Wirtschaftsreform; Case studies
Description: "Many developing countries have launched transitions from authoritarianism to democracy over the past twenty-five years. While some have succeeded in building relatively strong democracies with shared prosperity, others have stumbled. As a wave of change continues to unfold across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, the policy-relevant insights that can be gleaned from recent transitions are more salient than ever. Through case studies on Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Poland, South Africa, Thailand, and Ukraine, Pathways to freedom explores the structural factors and policy choices that shaped eight important transitions--some successful, others less so. The case studies focus on six themes: socioeconomic inclusion and exclusion, economic structure and policies, civil society and media, legal system and rule of law, government structure, and education and demography. Additional chapters examine these themes in light of the quantitative evidence on democratization and highlight concrete policy recommendations from across the case studies. With concise historical analysis and forward-looking prescriptions, Pathways to freedom offers an authoritative and accessible look at what countries must do to build durable and prosperous democracies--and what the United States and others can do to help"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Political and economic lessons from democratic transitions  -- Isobel Coleman and Terra Lawson-Remer; title: Statistical evidence  -- Jan Teorell; title: Mexico  -- Shannon K. O'Neil; title: Brazil  -- Carlos Pio; title: Poland  -- Grzegorz Ekiert and George Soroka; title: South Africa  -- John Campbell; title: Indonesia  -- Joshua Kurlantzick; title: Thailand  -- Joshua Kurlantzick; title: Ukraine  -- Andrew Wilson; title: Nigeria  -- John Campbell; title: Strategies for successful democratization -- Isobel Coleman and Terra Lawson-Remer.