In this Issue

Table of Contents

Russia's Transition to Autocracy

Pierre Hassner
pp. 5-15
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2008.0022
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Argentina: From Kirchner to Kirchner

Steven Levitsky, María Victoria Murillo
pp. 16-30
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2008.0030
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Politics, Markets, and Society in Lula's Brazil

Lourdes Sola
pp. 31-45
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2008.0024
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Ecuador: Correa's Plebiscitary Presidency

Catherine M. Conaghan
pp. 46-60
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2008.0026
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The 2007 Freedom House Survey

Is the Tide Turning?

Arch Puddington
pp. 61-73
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2008.0021
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Public Opinion and Democratic Legitimacy

Yun-han Chu, Michael Bratton, Marta Lagos, Sandeep Shastri, Mark Tessler
pp. 74-87
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2008.0032
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China: From Prison to Freedom

Yang Jianli
pp. 88-93
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2008.0025
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Progress and Retreat in Africa

Progress and Retreat in Africa: Challenges of a “Frontier” Region

Richard Joseph
pp. 94-108
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2008.0028
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Progress and Retreat in Africa: Presidents Untamed

H. Kwasi Prempeh
pp. 109-123
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2008.0036
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Progress and Retreat in Africa: Legislatures on the Rise?

Joel D. Barkan
pp. 124-137
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2008.0020
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Progress and Retreat in Africa: The Rule of Law versus the Big Man

Larry Diamond
pp. 138-149
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2008.0029
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Trends in Democracy Assistance

Trends in Democracy Assistance: What has the United States Been Doing?

Dinorah Azpuru, Steven E. Finkel, Aníbal Pérez-Liñán, Mitchell A. Seligson
pp. 150-159
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2008.0035
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Trends in Democracy Assistance: What Has Europe Been Doing?

Richard Youngs
pp. 160-169
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2008.0027
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Books in Review

India’s Improbable Success

Sumit Ganguly
pp. 170-174
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2008.0019
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Books Received

Books Received

pp. 175-178
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2008.0023
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Election Watch

Election Watch

pp. 179-182
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2008.0034
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Documents on Democracy

Documents on Democracy

pp. 183-186
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2008.0031
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News and Notes

News and Notes

pp. 187-188
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2008.0033
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