Democracy under Stress : the Global Crisis and Beyond.

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 ser...

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Main Author:	Van Beek, Ursula J.
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors:	Wnuk-Lipiński, Edmund
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Leverkusen-Opladen : Barbara Budrich-Esser, 2011.
Subjects:	Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 > Political aspects. Democracy. Economic policy. Capitalism > Political aspects. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics. 2008-2009 Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	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.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (244 pages)
ISBN:	9783866495807 3866495803 9783866494534 386649453X