Elite Foundations of Liberal Democracy

Name: Elite Foundations of Liberal Democracy
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ISBN: 9780742553613

ISBN-10: 0742553612

ISBN-13: 9780742553613

Edition: 2006

Authors: John Higley, Michael Burton

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This compelling and astute book, representing the culmination of decades of research, argues that political regimes are created and sustained by elites. Liberal democracies are no exception; they depend, above all, on the formation and persistence of consensually united elites. John Higley and Michael Burton study the circumstances and ways in which such elites have formed in the modern world. They identify pressures that may cause a basic change in the structure and functioning of elites in established liberal democracies, and they ask if the elite clustered around George W. Bush is a harbinger of this change. This powerful and important book reframes our thinking about liberal democracy…

Book details

List price: $53.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/2/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 238
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.08" long x 0.73" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Elites and Regimes



Disunited Elites and Unstable Regimes



Settlements among Disunited Elites



Colonial Origins of Consensually United Elites



Convergences among Disunited Elites



Elites and Liberal Democratic Prospects


Bibliography


Index


About the Authors