The Spirit of Democracy

“A neatly structured survey examines the prospects for universal democracy. . . . A refreshingly evenhanded overview of democracy’s global prospects.” — Kirkus Reviews “Meticulous [and] gleaned from his experience . . . Diamond is at his best when he recounts how ordinary people affect the democratic process.” — The New York Times Book Review In 1974, nearly three-quarters of all countries were dictatorships: today, more than half are democracies. Yet recent efforts