The Myth of Civil Society: Social Capital and Democratic Consolidation in Spain and Brazil
Omar G. Encarnacion
Encarnaci?n makes the controversial argument that a strong civil society and social capital are not necessary to enhance either democratization or the stability of a new democracy. Tracing the development of the concept "civil society," he argues that what matters are the political institutions existing in a state and the strategies and decisions of political leaders. The importance of these are examined through careful case studies of Brazil, where a strong civil society was not critical in the transition to democracy and has not led to a robust democracy, and Spain, where a weak civil society neither prevented the transition nor strong democratic institutions.
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Yıl:
2003
Dil:
english
Sayfalar:
244
ISBN 10:
1403981647
ISBN 13:
9781403981646
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english, 2003