UID:
almafu_9959231442802883
Format:
1 online resource (xi, 239 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-107-20256-6
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0-511-84712-2
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1-107-41757-0
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1-282-63092-X
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9786612630927
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0-511-75722-0
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0-511-75729-8
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0-511-75701-8
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0-511-75687-9
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0-511-75715-8
Content:
"How does democracy work in the new democracies of Eastern Europe? Do the people actually rule as one would expect in a democracy or do the legacies of communism and the constraints of the transition weaken popular control? This book presents a new framework for conceptualizing and measuring democratic quality and applies this framework to multiple countries and policy areas in the region. It defines democratic quality as the degree to which citizens are able to hold leaders accountable for their performance and keep policy close to their preferences. Its surprising conclusion, drawn from large-N statistical analyses and small-N case studies, is that citizens exercise considerable control over their rulers in Eastern European democracies. Despite facing difficult economic circumstances and an unfavorable inheritance from communism, these countries rapidly constructed relatively high-quality democracies"--Provided by publisher.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. Introduction; Part I. Conceptual Analysis: 2. Assessing the quality of democracy; Part II. Statistical Analysis: Introduction to the Statistical Analyses: 3. Electoral accountability; 4. Mandate responsiveness; 5. Policy responsiveness; Part III. Case Study Analysis: Introduction to the Case Studies: 6. The politics of pension reforms; 7. The politics of housing reforms; Part IV. Implications: 8. Explaining democratic quality; 9. Conclusions; Bibliography.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-511-75736-0
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-11033-5
Language:
English
URL:
Volltext
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511757365
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