Democracy under stress : The global crisis and beyond

van Beek, Ursula J.

Democracy under stress : The global crisis and beyond - Verlag Barbara Budrich 20111129

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This book focuses on the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 and its implications for democracy. Why and how did the crisis come about? Are there any instructive lessons to be drawn from comparisons with the Great Depression of the 1930s? What are the democratic response mechanisms to cope with serious crises? Do they work? Is China a new trend setter? Do values matter? Are global democratic rules a possibility? These are some of the key questions addressed in the volume.


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English

86649453 9783866495807

10.3224/86649453 doi


Political science & theory

Political Science political processes liberal democracy transformation Financial Crisis political systems economy