Many Previously Non-Democratic Nations Held Competitive Elections Between the 1970s

question 78

Multiple Choice

Many previously non-democratic nations held competitive elections between the 1970s and the 1990s; however, democracy in these new regimes was often ineffectual and limited. How did many Western political sociologists react to this situation?

• A) They rethought the democratic electoral process.
• B) They rethought the social preconditions for democracy.
• C) They brought in sophisticated economic analyses.
• D) They focused their analyses on political elites across nations.

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