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• catalog abstract "This book is the result of three years of research, conferences and interviews with politicians, academics, journalists, military officers, economists and ordinary citizens from Israel, Costa Rica and Botswana. These three democratic nations have survived and even thrived in regions of crisis. We hope that this study will contribute to a better understanding of the institutions and practices that constitute successful democratic systems. - p. v.".
• catalog contributor b2752245.
• catalog coverage "Botswana Politics and government.".
• catalog coverage "Costa Rica Politics and government.".
• catalog coverage "Israel Politics and government.".
• catalog created "c1990.".
• catalog date "1990".
• catalog date "c1990.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1990.".
• catalog description "This book is the result of three years of research, conferences and interviews with politicians, academics, journalists, military officers, economists and ordinary citizens from Israel, Costa Rica and Botswana. These three democratic nations have survived and even thrived in regions of crisis. We hope that this study will contribute to a better understanding of the institutions and practices that constitute successful democratic systems. - p. v.".
• catalog description "To the reader -- Introduction -- Israel. Introduction -- Beating the odds -- Origins of Israeli democracy -- Israel's citizen army : safeguarding security and maintaining democracy -- The political institutions of Israeli democracy -- The bedrock : Israel's culture of democracy -- Social tensions and Israeli democracy -- Democracy and economic stress -- Key lessons from the Israeli experience -- Conclusions -- Costa Rica. Introduction -- Costa Rica's democratic fabric -- Costa Rica's system of government -- A brief history -- The contemporary period -- The state's role in the economy -- The absence of an army -- Checks and balances -- The supreme electoral tribunal -- From bucolic to where? -- Political and social organizations and their role in democracy -- Conclusions -- Botswana. Introduction -- Botswana's democratic tendencies -- Origins of Botswanan democracy -- A mix of tribal and parliamentary political institutions -- External influences -- Restoring original forms -- The system of government -- Developing local autonomy -- The political parties -- Botswana's military past and security future -- A traditional political culture in modern context -- Dimensions of the emerging competitive politics -- The economy : maintaining and sharing prosperity -- Key lessons from the Botswanan experience -- Conclusions -- Appendices. Israel Conference participants -- Israel Conference agenda -- Israel's Declaration of Independence -- Costa Rica Conference agenda -- Costa Rica participants -- Botswana Conference agenda.".
• catalog extent "vi, 145 p. ;".
• catalog hasFormat "Democracies in regions of crisis.".
• catalog isFormatOf "Democracies in regions of crisis.".
• catalog issued "1990".
• catalog issued "c1990.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : National Democratic Institute for International Affairs,".
• catalog relation "Democracies in regions of crisis.".
• catalog spatial "Botswana Politics and government.".
• catalog spatial "Costa Rica Politics and government.".
• catalog spatial "Israel Politics and government.".
• catalog subject "DT2496 .D45 1990".
• catalog subject "Democracy Case studies.".
• catalog tableOfContents "To the reader -- Introduction -- Israel. Introduction -- Beating the odds -- Origins of Israeli democracy -- Israel's citizen army : safeguarding security and maintaining democracy -- The political institutions of Israeli democracy -- The bedrock : Israel's culture of democracy -- Social tensions and Israeli democracy -- Democracy and economic stress -- Key lessons from the Israeli experience -- Conclusions -- Costa Rica. Introduction -- Costa Rica's democratic fabric -- Costa Rica's system of government -- A brief history -- The contemporary period -- The state's role in the economy -- The absence of an army -- Checks and balances -- The supreme electoral tribunal -- From bucolic to where? -- Political and social organizations and their role in democracy -- Conclusions -- Botswana. Introduction -- Botswana's democratic tendencies -- Origins of Botswanan democracy -- A mix of tribal and parliamentary political institutions -- External influences -- Restoring original forms -- The system of government -- Developing local autonomy -- The political parties -- Botswana's military past and security future -- A traditional political culture in modern context -- Dimensions of the emerging competitive politics -- The economy : maintaining and sharing prosperity -- Key lessons from the Botswanan experience -- Conclusions -- Appendices. Israel Conference participants -- Israel Conference agenda -- Israel's Declaration of Independence -- Costa Rica Conference agenda -- Costa Rica participants -- Botswana Conference agenda.".
• catalog title "Democracies in regions of crisis : Botswana, Costa Rica, Israel.".
• catalog type "text".