Economic Reforms in New Democracies
A Social-Democratic Approach
Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira author José María Maravall author Adam Przeworski author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:30th Apr '93
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A 1993 assessment of differing experiences of the transition to democracy in the countries of Southern Europe, Latin America and Eastern Europe.
This 1993 book assesses differing experiences of the transition to democracy in the countries of Southern Europe, Latin America and Eastern Europe. The most successful reforms, the authors argue, have been those agreed upon through a process of democratic negotiation rather than the 'big bang' approach which by passes democratic institutions.This 1993 book assesses differing experiences of the transition to democracy in the countries of Southern Europe, Latin America and Eastern Europe. The authors try to determine what the conditions for successful transitions are. They argue against the 'big bang' approach, espoused by many advisors to reforming countries, on the grounds that this approach bypasses the newly formed institutions of democracy and, ultimately, may undermine the necessary consensus to support painful economic reforms. The most successful reforms, they argue, have been those agreed upon through a process of democratic negotiation. A new democracy must offer politically important groups incentives to process their demands within the democratic institutional framework; otherwise, their support will be tenuous and the system may collapse under the strains incurred by painful economic reforms.
"Powerful and poignant, this book invites readers to abandon their old theories and set out on a new path." Kathleen C. Schwartzman, Contemporary Sociology
ISBN: 9780521432597
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
Weight: 457g
238 pages