Economic origins of dictatorship and democracy /

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This book is the first to use modern social science methodology systematically to explain why some countries are democracies while others are not. Why does democracy sometimes persist and consolidate while other times it collapses? The treatment shows that whether or not a society becomes democratic...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Acemoglu, Daron (Author), Robinson, James A., 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Democracy > Economic aspects.
Democratization.
Equality.
Political culture.
Dictatorship.
Comparative government.
Démocratie > Aspect économique.
Démocratisation.
Inégalité sociale.
Culture politique.
Dictature.
Institutions politiques comparées.
dictatorships.
comparative politics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
Démocratie.
Aspects économiques.
Comportement politique.
Analyse comparative.
Modèles économiques.
Demokratie
Entstehung
Diktatur
Wirtschaftssystem
Ökonomische Theorie der Demokratie
Ökonomische Theorie der Politik
Democracy
Economic conditions
Equality
Dictatorships
Comparative government
Economic models
International comparisons
Overseas item
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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