DEMOCRATIZATION CRITICAL INTRO (REF TO 9780230220577)

DEMOCRATIZATION HAS BECOME A CRUCIAL ISSUE FOR BOTH DEVELOPING STATES AND OTHERS SEEKING FULL INTEGRATION INTO THE POST-COLD WAR WORLD. DEMOCRACY IS NOW A MAJOR REQUIREMENT OF SUPPORT FROM MAJOR INTERNATIONAL FUNDING BODIES AND DONOR STATES AND IS VIEWED AS ESSENTIAL FOR ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY, POLITICAL LEGITIMACY, AND SOCIAL ORDER. BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE OF A WIDE RANGE OF "DEMOCRATIZING" STATES AND SYNTHESIZING A WIDE RANGE OF THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL MATERIAL, THIS BOOK AIMS TO PROVIDE AN INTERDISCIPLINARY INTRODUCTION TO, AND ASSESSMENT OF, DEMOCRATIZATION IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD.