Until the late 1980s, there were very few democratically elected governments in the developing world. These areas were characterized by a range of authoritarian

This volume analyzes regime politics in the developing world. By focusing on the civilian, collective actors that forge democracy and sustain it, this book move

This book is investigates elections and protest in developing countries, and what those protests mean for democracy. Unlike much work on elections and democracy

Since the 1970s, developing countries have experienced two notable trends: the rise of new democratic regimes and the rush to free trade. These joint trends hav

This textbook deals with the central political themes and issues in the developing world, such as globalization, inequality, and democracy. Leading experts in t