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The democracy disadvantage : how populism impedes democracies and galvanizes authoritarianism in the face of disaster / Brian K. Grodsky.

Author/creator Grodsky, Brian K., 1974- author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2024]
Descriptionpages cm
Subject(s)
Contents Power, Populism, and Policy in the Face of Danger -- The Perils and Promises of Populism -- Populists Face COVID-19: The First Year of the Pandemic in China, Russia, and the United States -- The Advantages of Populist Authoritarianism? China's COVID Fight -- Populists Stuck in the Middle: How Russia Struggled to Control COVID -- The United States: The Abyss of Democratic Populism -- Beyond the Cases: Populism, COVID, and the Broader World.
Abstract "Not always an impediment to good governance, populism may sometimes prove advantageous. Grodsky assesses policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in three populist states: the United States' democracy, China's nondemocracy, and Russia's hybrid regime"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Grodsky, Brian K., 1974- Democracy disadvantage Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2024] 9781538192122
LCCN 2023050607
ISBN9781538192115
ISBN9781538192108 (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN1538192101
ISBN153819211X
ISBN(epub)

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