POL215Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Liberal Democracy, Organizational Commitment, Larry Diamond
7 Jan 2017
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Larry diamond, (cid:498)the coming wave,(cid:499) journal of democracy, january (cid:858)(cid:856)(cid:857)(cid:858) Jan. (cid:853)(cid:852) a new regional wave of transitions to democracy is most likely to come from. East asia stable liberal democracies: japan, south korea, taiwan. Majorities of citizens rejects authoritarian regime, support liberal values: merely electoral, have to deepen and consolidate democracy: mongolia, corruption control, weak rule of law. Majorities of people have the faith that democracy could solve prolmes, because they believe people retain the power to change the government through elections. Malaysia"s authoritarian establishment still has a lot of resources but (cid:498)cynicism still pervades the country(cid:499) transition to democracy could happen through the electoral process. Burma"s authoritarian rulers have been developments elsewhere in the world ad the prospective economic benefits flowing from closer integration with the global economy. China, malaysia and singapore are all experiencing pressure for democratic transition gather a momentum in vietnam will follows with china"s path.
