A World of Insecurity: Democratic Disenchantment in Rich and Poor Countries

by Pranab Bardhan

An ambitious account of the corrosion of liberal democracy in rich and poor countries alike, arguing that antidemocratic sentiment reflects fear of material and cultural loss, not a critique of liberalism's failure to deliver equality, and suggesting possible ways out.

The retreat of liberal democracy in the twenty-first century has been impossible to ignore. From Wisconsin to Warsaw, Budapest to Bangalore, the public is turning against...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067425984X
• ISBN13: 9780674259843
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.2"