pt. I. Introduction. Social democracy in the periphery ; Burdens of history -- pt. II. Case studies. Kerala : deepening a radical social democracy ; Costa Rica : resilience of a classic social democracy ; Mauritius : evolution of a classic social democracy ; Chile : the tumultuous path to the third way -- pt. III. Patterns and prospects. Social and political origins ; Challenges of globalization ; Prospects
Summary
Through a comparative analysis of four cases, the authors demonstrate that a virtuous circle of socio-economic development and democracy can occur under apparently divergent circumstances of capitalist transformation
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-283) and index
