POLSCI 1AB3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Monism, Planned Economy, Liberation Theology
4 Feb 2020
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Political science 1ab3 2020 lecture 6a: global trends towards and away from democracy. The number of democracies around the world has increased enormously over the course of the last century. Historical trends - one influential model of the spread of democracy in the modern era: According to samuel huntington"s the third wave of democracy, democracy has expanded in 3 major historical waves. Reverse wave beginning in 1922 12 democracies at the lowest point. Reverse wave throughout 1960s and early 1970s 30 democracies at the lowest point. 116 states (freedom house as of the beginning of. Democracy spreading across all over the world. Eastern europe, war period, com monist world, transitioning to democracy. Performance problems created a challenge to the legitimacy of some authoritarian regimes. By the 1970s it was apparent that at least some authoritarian states - former high growth states - were stagnating economically: particularly centrally planned economies. The lack of economic success undermined the legitimacy of these regimes.
