Contents
Introduction: what is democracy? -- Freedom and authority -- Equality -- What are the institutional ingredients of democracy? -- What are the conditions for democracy? -- Conclusion -- References -- The rise of democracy in Europe -- Hunting-gathering societies -- Ancient Greece -- Republican Rome -- Renaissance city-states and Italy -- The modern European experience -- References -- Post-war democracies in Asia: India, Japan, and the Philippines -- India -- History -- Institutions -- Conditions -- Japan -- History -- Institutions -- Conditions -- Philippines -- History -- Institutions -- Conditions -- Conclusion -- References -- Later democracies in East Asia: South Korea, Taiwan, and the prospects for China -- South Korea -- History -- Institutions -- Conditions -- Taiwan -- History -- Institution
