Non-democratic regimes : theory, government and politics / Paul Brooker.
"Despite the much-vaunted "triumph of democracy", much of the world's population continues to live under political or military dictatorships. Paul Brooker's book provides comprehensive coverage of the modern non-democratic regimes that, in the form of fascist, communist, and...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Basingstoke :
Macmillan,
2000.
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| Series: | Comparative government and politics.
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| Summary: | "Despite the much-vaunted "triumph of democracy", much of the world's population continues to live under political or military dictatorships. Paul Brooker's book provides comprehensive coverage of the modern non-democratic regimes that, in the form of fascist, communist, and military dictatorships, have dominated much of the twentieth century and still play a major role in world affairs." "The core of the book adopts a thematic approach that answers such key questions as how and why military or party dictatorships emerge, how a new dictatorship consolidates its position by seeking legitimacy and strengthening its control over state and society, how a Hitler or a Stalin, a Pinochel or a Saddam Hussein, establishes a personal dictatorship, how dictatorships make policy, what their distinctive polices are, how successfully they implement these policies, and whether they are effective promoters of economic growth or economic reform."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 288 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0333660781 9780333660782 033366079X 9780333660799 031222754X 9780312227548 0312227558 9780312227555 |