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Securing Democracy

Securing Democracy

Geoffrey Pridham

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2017
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Política y gobierno
ISBN:
9781138957121
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When this book first published in 1990, several ’new’ democracies were emerging in Southern Europe. The contributors to this volume focus on party systems in the democracies of Greece, Spain and Portugal since the end of their authoritarian regimes, and on Italy in the post-war period. This title will be of interest to students of politics, European Studies, and development studies.

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