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Democracy in Decline
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In this article, Plattner, Marc F. introduce the idea of facing up to the Democratic Recession (by Levitsky, Steven) and the Myth of Democratic Recession.Abstract:
3 0. Introduction (by Plattner, Marc F.) 4 1. Why is Democracy Performing so Poorly? (by Fukuyama, Francis) 5 2. The Weight of Geopolitics (by Kagan, Robert) 6 3. Crisis and Transition, but Not Decline (by Schmitter, Philippe C.) 7 4. The Myth of Democratic Recession (by Levitsky, Steven) 8 5. Democracy Aid at 25: Time to Choose (by Carothers, Thomas) 9 6. Facing Up to the Democratic Recession (by Diamond, Larry) 2 0. Acknowledgements 1 0. Foreword (by Rice, Condoleezza) 11 0. About the Authors 12 0. Index 10 0. Notes 1 0. Foreword (by Rice, Condoleezza) 2 0. Acknowledgments 3 0. Introduction (by Plattner, Marc F.) 4 1. Why Is Democracy Performing So Poorly? (by Kagan, Robert) 5 2. The Weight of Geopolitics (by Fukuyama, Francis) 6 3. Crisis and Transition, but Not Decline 7 4. The Myth of the Democratic Recession (by Levitsky, Steven) 8 5. Democracy Aid at 25: Time to Choose (by Carothers, Thomas) 9 6. Facing Up to the Democratic Recession (by Diamond, Larry) 10 0. Notes 11 0. About the Authorsread more
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