Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Elite-driven reform in early democratization; 3. Social democracy and political calculations; 4. Labor action in recent democratization; 5. Conclusion: toward an integrated approach; Bibliography.

Promotional Information

Examining the experiences of Western Europe and South America, Professor Collier delineates a complex and varied set of patterns of democratization.

Reviews

"Ruth Collier has written an important contribution to the literatures on democracy and on labor, one that should reorient much discussion and work on democratization...The major contribution of this superb book rests in part on its sheer empirical scope...a lasting contribution of this book should be a heightened awareness of labor's role and an intellectual commitment to use that as a basis for systematically conceptualizing the road to democracy." American Political Science Review "...ambitious comparative analysis...highly sophisticated theoretical book... this is an imperessive, empirical, methodological, and theoretical addition to the comparative literature on democratization... [it] will prove to be a lasting addition to the field." Sebastian Royo, New Political Science