This book, first published in 2000, analyzes the role of economically marginalized people in recent transitions to democratic rule.

This edition covers a wide range of conceptual, historical, institutional, and policy issues. Topics addressed include the question of civil society, and the pr

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The recent replacement of authoritarian rule by democracy in both South Africa and El Salvador poses a puzzle: why did the powerful, anti-democratic elites of t

This book argues that - in terms of institutional design, the allocation of power and privilege, and the lived experiences of citizens - democracy often does no