Might, right, prosperity and consent: Representative democracy and the international economy 1919-2001

by Helen Thompson

Overview

This book offers an original analysis of the problem of the authority of the state in democracies. Unlike many discussions of democracy that treat authority as a problem primarily of domestic politics or normative values, this book puts the international economy at the centre of the analysis.

This volume shows how changes in the international economy from the inter-war years to the end of the twentieth century impacted upon the success and failures of democracy. It makes the argument by considering a range of different cases, and it traces the success and failure of democracies over the past century. It includes detailed studies of democracies in both developed and developing countries, and offers a comparative analysis of their fate.

It will appeal to all those interested in democracy, the future of the state and the impact of the international economy on domestic politics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781847797148
Publisher:	Manchester University Press
Publication date:	07/19/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	402 KB

About the Author

Helen Thompson is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics, University of Cambridge

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
1. The modern democratic nation-state
2. The crisis of the inter-war years
3. The Bretton Woods rescue
4. Crises and non-crises: financial
liberalisation and the end of the Cold War
5. Conclusions
Bibliography
Index