Might, Right, Prosperity and Consent: Representative Democracy and the International Economy 1919–2001

Marc Notes: Originally published: 2008.; Includes bibliographical references and index.; Using detailed empirical examples, this volume offers a comparative study of the impact of the international economy on democratic states from 1919 to 2001, exploring the problem of the authority and power of states in representative democracies. Biographical Note: Helen Thompson is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics, University of CambridgeTable of Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The modern democratic nation-state -- 2. The crises of the inter-war years -- 3. The Bretton Woods rescue -- 4. Crises and non-crises: financial liberalisation and the end of the Cold War -- 5. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.

Contributor Bio:  Thompson, Helen Helen Thompson is an editor and writer for Metroploitian Home and the author of the In Celebration series. A former writer and editor at Texas Monthly and managing editor of Domain, an arts and lifestyle magazine, she has written for Worth, Men's Journal, and Southern Style. She lives in Austin, Texas.