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An engrossing analysis of the pseudo-democratic methods employed by despots around the world to retain control. Contrary to what is commonly believed, authoritarian leaders who agree to hold elections are generally able to remain in power longer than autocrats who refuse to allo…
"In this book, Nic Cheeseman and Brian Klaas expose the limitations of national elections as a means of promoting democratization, and reveal the six essential strategies that dictators use to undermine the electoral process in order to guarantee victory for themselves."--Source…
Brian Klaas, de la London School of Economics, croit au pouvoir transformateur de la démocratie. Dans cet ouvrage exhaustif, il propose des solutions aux puissances occidentales soucieuses de propager la liberté politique, et critique la plupart des initiatives timorées en faveu…
Brian Klaas, de la London School of Economics, cree en el poder de transformación de la democracia. En este exhaustivo libro ofrece descripciones de las potencias occidentales que buscan difundir la libertad política y critica muchos de los poco entusiastas esfuerzos de los últi…
"For the first time since the end of the Cold War, the world is steadily becoming less democratic. Though the true culprits are dictators and counterfeit democrats, the West is often complicit in contributing to the global decline of democracy. In pursuit of short-term economic …
Brian Klaas of the London School of Economics believes in the transformative power of democracy. In this comprehensive book, he offers prescriptions for Western powers seeking to spread political freedom and critiques many of the halfhearted pro-democracy efforts of recent decad…