The Fate of Young Democracies

  

12/10/2008

Why do some young democracies fail? Drawing on a unique data set of every democratization episode since 1960, The Fate of Young Democracies explores the underlying reasons for backsliding and reversal in the world’s fledgling democracies and offers proposals for ways that the international community can help these states stay on track toward political stability.

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CGD Experts

• Ethan Kapstein

Articles

• Africa's Capitalist Revolution (Foreign Affairs Magazine)
• The Fate of Young Democracies: Q&A with Ethan Kapstein and Nathan Converse

Events

• The Fate of Young Democracies