The recent backlash against democracy in such countries as Bolivia,
Venezuela, Russia, and Georgia poses renewed concerns about the
viability of this regime type in the developing world. Drawing on a
unique data set of every democratization episode since 1960, this
book explores the underlying reasons for backsliding and reversal
in the world s fledgling democracies and offers some proposals with
respect to what the international community might do to help these
states stay on track toward political stability. Rejecting earlier
scholarship on this topic, which focused on poor economic
performance as the leading cause of democratic reversal, Kapstein
and Converse argue that the core of the problem is found in the
weak institutions that have been built in much of the developing
world, which encourage leaders to abuse their power. Understanding
the underlying reasons for democratic failure is essential if we
are to offer policy recommendations that have any hope of making a
difference on the ground.
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