Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy Revisited

by Larry Diamond, Marc F. Plattner

Overview

Fifty years ago, Joseph Schumpeter published Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy, his classic study of the relationship between political democracy and alternative economic systems. Although Schumpeter's work continues to be widely read, many of its central conclusions have been called sharply into question by the developments of recent years.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801847479
Publisher:	Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date:	10/01/1993
Series:	A Journal of Democracy Book
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.35(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Larry Diamond is coeditor of the Journal of Democracy, codirector of the International Forum for Democratic Studies, and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution.

Marc F. Plattner is vice president for research and studies at the National Endowment for Democracy. Plattner and Diamond are coeditors of the Journal of Democracy.

What People are Saying About This

Irving Kristol

An excellent collection of essays—thoughtful, provocative, illuminating. They make a book well worth reading.

Philippe C. Schmitter

Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy Revisited is must reading for anyone who considers him- or herself a political economist, and it should also appeal to those probing the uncertainties of contemporary democratization.

Editorial Reviews

Sets out personal views of the relationship between democracy and various economic systems, among them a critique and a defense of neoliberalism, the future of socialism, and reform of capitalism. The 13 essays were published in The Journal of Democracy July 1992 and April 1993. No subject index. Paper edition (unseen), $12.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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