Download or read book Liberal Democracy in Non-western States written by Dennis Austin and published by Professors World Peace Academy. This book was released on 1995 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty or more years ago, Western democracy was threatened by totalitarian regimes. Now dictatorship is under challenge from democracy. Examining emerging democracies in southeast Asia, South Africa, Latin America, India, and other regions, these essays measure the achievements of the movements away from authoritarian rule to a more tolerant style of government.