Inevitable Democracy in the Arab World - New Realities in an Ancient Land (Hardcover)

The stakes have never been higher in a region at the center of the world's attention. What is behind the Arab Spring and what is likely to be the outcome? In this comprehensive, multidisciplinary, and thought-provoking book, Wissam S. Yafi argues that there are four dynamics leading to inevitable change in the Arab region: geopolitical, geoeconomic, geosocial, and technological. The incumbent autocratic regimes are unable to counter these forces and change has become inevitable - but what are the alternatives? Yafi considers anarchy, neo-dictatorship, theocracy, liberalized autocracy, and democracy. Logically and carefully analyzing each, Yafi comes to the conclusion that no system will be able to support the dynamics in place except for democracy, which will alter the current, failed social contract to one that supports self-determination and self-sufficiency.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2012
First published:	2012
Authors:	W. Yafi
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-00802-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy
LSN:	1-137-00802-4
Barcode:	9781137008022

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