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The quality of democracy in Eastern Europe :

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The quality of democracy in Eastern Europe :

[Book]

public preferences and policy reforms /

Andrew Roberts.

New York :

Cambridge University Press,

2010.

1 online resource (xi, 239 pages) :

illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Conceptual analysis -- Assessing the quality of democracy -- Statistical analysis -- Electoral accountability -- Mandate responsiveness -- Policy responsiveness -- Case study analysis -- The politics of pension reforms -- The politics of housing reforms -- Implications -- Explaining democratic quality -- Conclusions.

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"How does democracy work in the new democracies of Eastern Europe? Do the people actually rule as one would expect in a democracy or do the legacies of communism and the constraints of the transition weaken popular control? This book presents a new framework for conceptualizing and measuring democratic quality and applies this framework to multiple countries and policy areas in the region. It defines democratic quality as the degree to which citizens are able to hold leaders accountable for their performance and keep policy close to their preferences. Its surprising conclusion, drawn from large-N statistical analyses and small-N case studies, is that citizens exercise considerable control over their rulers in Eastern European democracies. Despite facing difficult economic circumstances and an unfavorable inheritance from communism, these countries rapidly constructed relatively high-quality democracies"--Provided by publisher.

Quality of democracy in Eastern Europe.

9780521110334

Democracy-- Europe, Eastern.

Government accountability-- Europe, Eastern.

Political participation-- Europe, Eastern.

Democracy.

Democratie.

Demokratie

Demokratie.

Government accountability.

Political participation.

POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Process-- General.

Politics and government

Qualität

Qualität.

Europe, Eastern, Politics and government, 1989-

Eastern Europe.

Oost-Europa.

Osteuropa

Osteuropa.

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Roberts, Andrew Lawrence,1970-

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