Analyzes contemporary Latin America, Europe, and the United States to show the many ways democracies withstand populism's threat.

Offers the first systematic comparative analysis of the conditions under which populism slides into illiberal rule and the prospects for US democracy.

Why did democratization suffer reversal during the interwar years, while fascism and authoritarianism spread across many European countries?

Examines the economic, social, cultural, as well as purely political threats to democracy in the light of current knowledge.

The first cross-regional study to show that populism can have both positive and negative effects on democracy.

This book examines how polarization threatens democracy and the sources of political and institutional resilience that can help sustain it.

The puzzling resilience of neoliberalism -- Explaining the resilience of neoliberalism -- Neoliberal policies and supporting actors -- Neoliberal resilience and the crafting of social blocs -- Creating support : privatization and business power -- Blocking opposition : political representation and limited democracy -- Locking-in neoliberalism : independent central banks and fiscal spending rules -- Lessons. Neoliberal resilience and the future of democracy.