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Economic origins of dictatorship and democracy
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Economic origins of dictatorship and democracy

Author: Daron Acemoglu; James A Robinson
Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Edition/Format: Book : English : 1st pbk. edView all editions and formats
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"This book develops a framework for analyzing the creation and consolidation of democracy. Different social groups prefer different political institutions because of the way they allocate political power and resources. Thus democracy is preferred by the majority of citizens, but opposed by elites. Dictatorship nevertheless is not stable when citizens can threaten social disorder and revolution. In response, when the  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Daron Acemoglu; James A Robinson
ISBN: 0521671426 9780521671422
OCLC Number: 436878197
Description: xv, 416 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents: Questions and answers -- Paths of political development -- Our argument -- What do we know about democracy? -- Modeling politics -- Democratic politics -- Nondemocratic politics -- The creation and consolidation of democracy -- Democratization -- Coups and consolidation -- Putting the models to work -- The role of the middle class -- Economic structure and democracy -- Globalization and democracy -- Conclusions and the future of democracy.
Responsibility: Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson.

Abstract:

"This book develops a framework for analyzing the creation and consolidation of democracy. Different social groups prefer different political institutions because of the way they allocate political power and resources. Thus democracy is preferred by the majority of citizens, but opposed by elites. Dictatorship nevertheless is not stable when citizens can threaten social disorder and revolution. In response, when the costs of repression are sufficiently high and promises of concessions are not credible, elites may be forced to create democracy. By democratizing, elites credibly transfer political power to the citizens, ensuring social stability. Democracy consolidates when elites do not have strong incentives to overthrow it. These processes depend on the strength of civil society, the structure of political institutions, the nature of political and economic crises, the level of economic inequality, the structure of the economy, and the form and extent of globalization."--Publisher description.

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