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Inequality and Democratization: An Elite-Competition Approach

By Ben W. Ansell , David J. Samuels

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2014
ISBN
110700036X, 9781107000360
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2158603 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
Pages
254\244
Time added
2017-09-03 23:40:26
Development & Growth;Economics;Business & Money;Ec

Description

Research on the economic origins of democracy and dictatorship has shifted away from the impact of growth and turned toward the question of how different patterns of growth - equal or unequal - shape regime change. This book offers a new theory of the historical relationship between economic modernization and the emergence of democracy on a global scale, focusing on the effects of land and income inequality. Contrary to most mainstream arguments, Ben W. Ansell and David J. Samuels suggest that democracy is more likely to emerge when rising, yet politically disenfranchised, groups demand more influence because they have more to lose, rather than when threats of redistribution to elite interests are low.

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