{"product_id":"the-quality-of-democracy-in-eastern-europe-public-preferences-and-policy-reforms-hardback-9780521110334","title":"The Quality of Democracy in Eastern Europe; Public Preferences and Policy Reforms (Hardback) 9780521110334","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Quality of Democracy in Eastern Europe\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePublic Preferences and Policy Reforms\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book presents a positive assessment of democratic quality as it has developed in ten postcommunist countries.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndrew Roberts (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521110334, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 October 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e252 pages, 13 b\/w illus.  17 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 16 x 2.3 cm, 0.54 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“In this outstanding and timely book, Roberts makes a groundbreaking contribution: He brings conceptual clarity and methodological rigor to the study of the quality of democracy. For Roberts, linkages between citizens and policy-makers determine democratic quality; he shows us how to measure these linkages using quantitative and qualitative methods. In the East European cases this yields an important result: these new democracies are relatively robust.”  \u003cbr\u003e– Milada Anna Vachudova, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHow does democracy work in the new democracies of Eastern Europe? Do the people actually rule as one would expect in a democracy or do the legacies of communism and the constraints of the transition weaken popular control? This book presents a framework for conceptualizing and measuring democratic quality and applies this framework to multiple countries and policy areas in the region. It defines democratic quality as the degree to which citizens are able to hold leaders accountable for their performance and keep policy close to their preferences. Its surprising conclusion, drawn from large-N statistical analyses and small-N case studies, is that citizens exercise considerable control over their rulers in Eastern European democracies. Despite facing difficult economic circumstances and an unfavorable inheritance from communism, these countries rapidly constructed relatively high-quality democracies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Conceptual Analysis: 2. Assessing the quality of democracy\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Statistical Analysis: Introduction to the Statistical Analyses: 3. Electoral accountability\u003cbr\u003e 4. Mandate responsiveness\u003cbr\u003e 5. Policy responsiveness\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Case Study Analysis: Introduction to the Case Studies: 6. The politics of pension reforms\u003cbr\u003e 7. The politics of housing reforms\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Implications: 8. Explaining democratic quality\u003cbr\u003e 9. Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Comparative politics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Comparative politics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Comparative%20politics%20%5BJPB%5D%22\"\u003eJPB\u003c\/a\u003e], Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006478733592,"sku":"9780521110334","price":73.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521110334i_e8958260-f41b-4992-aff1-63b757d024a1.jpg?v=1691371158","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-quality-of-democracy-in-eastern-europe-public-preferences-and-policy-reforms-hardback-9780521110334","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}