Democracy

<strong>Democracy</strong> explains the rise of this form of government and how women andminorities struggled for and won democratic rights for themselves. In c... » 

Democracy explains the rise of this form of government and how women andminorities struggled for and won democratic rights for themselves. In clearprose author James Laxer relates the story of the replacement of Communistregimes in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe by ostensibly democraticpolitical systems. In some of these countries he argues democracy hasflourished while in others authoritarianism is on the rise. Showcasingexamples from all over the world the book examines the current status ofdemocracy in both developed and developing nations. Throughout Laxerdemonstrates that democracy is about much more than the right to vote warningreaders that globalization and the widening gap between rich and poor threatensto weaken democracy and the vigor of democratic regimes even in countrieswhere it has been long established. Only sustainable environmental policies andbasic economic fairness says Laxer offer hope for democracys survival. «