Rethinking the Value of Democracy A Comparative Perspective /

• Main Author: Doorenspleet, Renske (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: The Theories, Concepts and Practices of Democracy
• Subjects: Democracy.; Comparative politics.; Political theory.; Comparative Politics.; Political Theory.

This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the instrumental value of democracy in a comparative perspective. Based on extensive analyses of quantitative studies from different disciplines, it explores both the expected beneficial and harmful impact of democracy. Democracy's reputation as...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Why Democracy?
• 2. The Numerical Value of Democracy: League Tables, Scores and Trends
• 3. Democracy and Interstate War
• 4. Democracy and Civil War
• 5. Democracy and Corruption
• 6. Democracy and Development
• 7. Conclusion: Rethinking the Value of Democracy.