This ambitious study, by a leading Spanish Social Scientist, analyses the mutual relationship between politics and the economy. Focusing on the experiences of Southern and Eastern Europe, it examines the complex interdependence bewteen democracies, economic growth, social redistribution, and political culture. Are democratization processes the product of previous experiences of development, or of economic crisis? Can political regimes influence economic development and the dirstribution of material resources? In a context of economic constraints, to what extent are social democratic governments able to present a distinct identity in their policies? And can democratic governments, once established, increase support for democratic principles? Professor Maravall explores these and other crucial questions utilizing a wealth of evidence from official statistics to public opinion polls. His appendices also provide chronologies of the most influential studies on these topics, offering valuable background information and ideas for further reading. Oxford Studies in Democratization is a series for scholars and students of comparative politics and related disciplines. Volumes will concentrate on the comparative study of the democratization processes that accompanied the decline and termination of the cold war. The geographical focus of the series will primarily be Latin America, the Caribbean, Southern and Western Europe, and relevant experiences in Africa and Asia. The series Editor is Laurence Whitehead.
Reviews
At long last, here is an extensively documented quantitative study on the relationship between economics and politics in general and political regimes in particular....It has the great advantage of a broader perspective, and quantitative base, than work rooted exclusively in Eastern Europe and the communist experience....This is an excellent book for a discussion seminar, undergraduate, graduate, or postgraduate. * Choice *



Book Information
ISBN 9780198280835
Author Jose Maria Maravall
Format Hardback
Page Count 288
Imprint Clarendon Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 570g
Dimensions(mm) 241mm * 162mm * 20mm