Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-209) and index.
Democratization and the mischief of faction -- Factionalism in the post-World War II world -- Avoiding factionalism : Senegal, Taiwan, Uruguay -- Persistent factionalism : Bangladesh, Bolivia, Zimbabwe -- Overcoming factionalism : Chile, Comoros, Estonia, Tunisia -- Factionalism and autocratization : Belarus, Central African Republic, Egypt, Thailand -- Managing the mischief of faction -- Appendix : the societal-systems process model