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- catalog abstract "In this age of Democracy Victorious, why have the most successful governments disdained the ideals of America's founding fathers in favor of the sometimes cruel efficiency of authoritarianism? Why have thinly disguised dictatorships like Taiwan and Singapore achieved enormous successes, while the West is continually mired in gridlock? Because, Kennon asserts, the world has become so complicated, and the pace of change so rapid, that only highly trained, anonymous technocrats invested with enormous authority are capable of guiding a nation's affairs. To trust unskilled politicians, vulnerable to corruption and ignorant of the most basic rules of governing, with the fate of a nation is, in Kennon's view, the height of folly. Like Machiavelli five hundred years ago, Kennon casts a cynical eye on political idealism at a seminal time in history. The Twilight of Democracy will disturb many and anger others, but its argument is so calmly rational, and cogently presented, that no reader will be able to dismiss lightly this daring challenge to conventional wisdom.".
- catalog contributor b6621808.
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description "In this age of Democracy Victorious, why have the most successful governments disdained the ideals of America's founding fathers in favor of the sometimes cruel efficiency of authoritarianism? Why have thinly disguised dictatorships like Taiwan and Singapore achieved enormous successes, while the West is continually mired in gridlock? Because, Kennon asserts, the world has become so complicated, and the pace of change so rapid, that only highly trained, anonymous technocrats invested with enormous authority are capable of guiding a nation's affairs. To trust unskilled politicians, vulnerable to corruption and ignorant of the most basic rules of governing, with the fate of a nation is, in Kennon's view, the height of folly.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Like Machiavelli five hundred years ago, Kennon casts a cynical eye on political idealism at a seminal time in history. The Twilight of Democracy will disturb many and anger others, but its argument is so calmly rational, and cogently presented, that no reader will be able to dismiss lightly this daring challenge to conventional wisdom.".
- catalog description "The triad and the developed world -- Nics and police states: the importance of the second world -- The dilemma of the third world -- The twenty-first century.".
- catalog extent "xi, 308 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Twilight of democracy.".
- catalog identifier "038547539X".
- catalog isFormatOf "Twilight of democracy.".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Doubleday,".
- catalog relation "Twilight of democracy.".
- catalog spatial "Developing countries.".
- catalog subject "321.8 20".
- catalog subject "Democracy Developing countries.".
- catalog subject "Democracy.".
- catalog subject "JC421 .K46 1995".
- catalog subject "Post-communism.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The triad and the developed world -- Nics and police states: the importance of the second world -- The dilemma of the third world -- The twenty-first century.".
- catalog title "The twilight of democracy / Patrick E. Kennon.".
- catalog type "text".