Peruse Democracy And The Market: Political And Economic Reforms In Eastern Europe And Latin America Crafted By Adam Przeworski Released As Ebook
by Noah Feldman Ferriss show Przeworski's book looks at the problems of transition to democracy, and how this can occur even when it is not in the interests of those making the decisions.
Using rational choice analysis game theory, he ranks the preferences of the different actors involved in the decision making process and establishes pathways to each potential result.
The quest for freedom from hunger and repression has triggered in recent years a worldwide movement toward political democracy and economic rationality, Never have so
many people experimented with democratic institutions, At the same time, traditional strategies of economic development have collapsed in Eastern Europe and Latin America and entire economic systems are being transformed on both continents.
What should we expect in the countries that venture on the paths to democracy and markets Will these transitions result in democracies or in new dictatorships What economic system, new or old, will emerge This major book analyzes recent events in Eastern Europe and Latin America, focusing on transitions to democracy and marketoriented economic reforms.
The author underscores the interdependence of political and economic transformations and draws on extensive local data as part of his analysis, A distinctive feature of the book is that it employs models derived from politics, economics, and game theory, This book will be of particular interest to scholars and graduate students in political science and sociology, Adam Przeworski is the Carroll and Milton Professor of Politics and by courtesy Economics at New York University, Previously he taught at the University of Chicago, where he was the Martin A, Ryerson Distinguished Service Professor, and held visiting appointments in India, Chile, France, Germany, Spain, and Switzerland, A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since, he is the recipient of theSocialist Book Award, theGregory M, Luebbert Article Award, theWoodrow Wilson Prize, theLawrence Longley Award, theJohan Skytte Prize, theSakip Sabanci Award, and theJuan Linz Prize, . He recently published Why Bother with Elections London: Polity Press, .