This volume presents an in-depth study of the commercial middle class and its link with legal-democratic processes. The material presented is critical for under

This volume presents an in-depth study of the commercial middle class and its link with legal-democratic processes. The material presented is critical for under

In Makers of Democracy A. Ricardo López-Pedreros traces the ways in which a thriving middle class was understood to be a foundational marker of democracy in Co

High technology capitalism utilizes computers, robots, and global information networks. It has engendered new classes - technocrats, bureaucrats, service and of

"The conventional wisdom is that a growing middle class will give rise to democracy. Yet the middle classes of the developing world have grown at a remarkable p