Paths toward democracy : the working class and elites in Western Europe and South America /
Ruth Berins Collier.
- Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
- xii, 230 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Cambridge studies in comparative politics .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-221) and index.
Elite conquest or working-class triumph? -- Elite-led reform in early democratization -- Political calculations and socialist parties -- Labor action in recent democratization -- Comparing the patterns: the working class and democratization.
Democracy--Europe. Elite (Social sciences)--Political activity.--Europe Working class--Political activity.--Europe Democracy--South America. Elite (Social sciences)--Political activity.--South America Working class--Political activity.--South America Labor--Political aspects--Europe. Démocratie--Europe de l'Ouest Elite (Sciences sociales)--Activité politique--Europe de l'Ouest Travailleurs--Activité politique--Europe de l'Ouest Démocratie--Amérique du Sud Elite (Sciences sociales)--Activité politique--Amérique du Sud Travailleurs--Activité politique--Amérique du Sud Democratisering. Arbeidersklasse.