The Awkward Embrace : One-Part Domination and Democracy in Industrialising Countries.

By: Giliomee, HermannContributor(s): Simkins, CharlesMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: London : Routledge, 1999Copyright date: ©1999Description: 1 online resource (388 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780203989647Subject(s): Democracy -- Cross-cultural studies | Political parties -- Malaysia | Political parties -- Mexico | Political parties -- South Africa | Political parties -- Taiwan | Totalitarianism -- Case studiesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Awkward Embrace : One-Part Domination and Democracy in Industrialising CountriesDDC classification: 321.9 LOC classification: JC480 -- .A85 1999ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Preliminaries -- CONTENTS -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- 1 The Dominant Party Regimes of South Africa, Mexico, Taiwan and Malaysia: A Comparative Assessment -- 2 Stability and Competitiveness in the Political Configurations of Semi Developed Countries Charles Simkins -- 3 A Born-Again Dominant Party? -- 4 No Easy Stroll to Dominance -- 5 The Resilience of One-Party Dominance in Malaysia and Singapore -- 6 Dominant Party and Opposition Parties in Mexico -- 7 Bridge or Bridgehead? -- 8 The Transformation of Labor-Based One-Partyism at the End of the 20th Century -- 9 The Mexican Paradox -- 10 Corporatism as Minority Veto under ANC Hegemony in South Africa -- 11 Democracy or Democratic Hegemony? -- 12 Grassroots Electoral Organization and Political Reform in the ROC on Taiwan and Mexico -- 13 Does Democracy Require an Opposition Party? -- 14 Conclusion -- Index.
Summary: 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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Preliminaries -- CONTENTS -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- 1 The Dominant Party Regimes of South Africa, Mexico, Taiwan and Malaysia: A Comparative Assessment -- 2 Stability and Competitiveness in the Political Configurations of Semi Developed Countries Charles Simkins -- 3 A Born-Again Dominant Party? -- 4 No Easy Stroll to Dominance -- 5 The Resilience of One-Party Dominance in Malaysia and Singapore -- 6 Dominant Party and Opposition Parties in Mexico -- 7 Bridge or Bridgehead? -- 8 The Transformation of Labor-Based One-Partyism at the End of the 20th Century -- 9 The Mexican Paradox -- 10 Corporatism as Minority Veto under ANC Hegemony in South Africa -- 11 Democracy or Democratic Hegemony? -- 12 Grassroots Electoral Organization and Political Reform in the ROC on Taiwan and Mexico -- 13 Does Democracy Require an Opposition Party? -- 14 Conclusion -- Index.

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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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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