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The state of access : success and failure of democracies to create equal opportunities /

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"A comparative, cross-disciplinary exploration of the ways in which democratic institutions fail or succeed to create the equal opportunities that they have promised to deliver to the people they serve"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Jong, Jorrit de, Rizvi, Gowher
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Cambridge, Mass.] : Washington, D.C. : Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University ; Brookings Institution Press, [2008]
Series:Innovative governance in the 21st century.
Subjects:
Equality.
Democracy.
Economic history.
Social justice.
Description
Summary:"A comparative, cross-disciplinary exploration of the ways in which democratic institutions fail or succeed to create the equal opportunities that they have promised to deliver to the people they serve"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780815775010 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0815775016 (pbk. : alk. paper)