Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy

The regime type known as semipresidentialism became a popular choice during the "third wave" of democratization. But some variations of this constitutional arrangement are more conducive to democracy than others

Class politics is an ever more important reality, but the growth of capitalism is not likely to produce pressures for democratization.

The “third wave” of democracy started in 1974 — or so the story goes. But the crests and crashes of waves of democracy and authoritarianism have been neglected. A close…