The Awkward Embrace

The Awkward Embrace
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 394
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ISBN-10 : 9781135297169
ISBN-13 : 1135297169
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Book Synopsis The Awkward Embrace by : Hermann Giliomee

Download or read book The Awkward Embrace written by Hermann Giliomee and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-08 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Democracies derive their resilience and vitality from the fact that the rule of a particular majority is usually only of a temporary nature. By looking at four case-studies, The Awkward Embrace studies democracies of a different kind; rule by a dominant party which is virtually immune from defeat. Such systems have been called Regnant or or Uncommon Democracies. They are characterized by distinctive features: the staging of unfree or corrupt elections; the blurring of the lines between government, the ruling party and the state; the introduction of a national project which is seen to be above politics; and the erosion of civil society. This book addresses major issues such as why one such democracy, namely Taiwan, has been moving in the direction of a more competitive system; how economic crises such as the present one in Mexico can transform the system; how government-business relations in Malaysia are affecting the base of the dominant party; and whether South Africa will become a one-party dominant system.


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