In this age of Democracy Victorious, why have the most successful governments disdained the ideals of America's founding fathers in favor of the sometimes cruel efficiency of authoritarianism? Why have thinly disguised dictatorships like Taiwan and Singapore achieved enormous successes, while the West is continually mired in gridlock? Because, Kennon asserts, the world has become so complicated…
This study of democratization in South-East Europe is one of four books produced by the produced by the Project on Democratization and Political Participation in Postcommunist Societies. The project has been sponsored jointly by the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of The Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland at College Park.. It draws on the talents of s…