Description: Inequality and Democratization An Elite-Competition Approach This book offers a new theory of the historical relationship between economic modernization and the emergence of democracy on a global scale. Ben W. Ansell (Author), David J. Samuels (Author) 9780521168793, Cambridge University Press Paperback / softback, published 22 December 2014 254 pages 22.6 x 15 x 1.8 cm, 0.34 kg '… an important and much-needed contrition to the study of inequality and democratization … a must-read for students and scholars interested in inequality …' Nils B. Weidmann, Reviews and Critical Commentary 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. 1. Introduction 2. Inequality, development, and distribution 3. Actors and interests 4. An elite-competition model of democratization 5. Assessing the relationship between inequality and democratization 6. Inequality and democratization: empirical extensions 7. Democracy, inequality, and public spending: reassessing the evidence 8. Democracy, redistribution, and preferences 9. Conclusion. Subject Areas: Political economy [KCP]
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BIC Subject Area 1: Political economy [KCP]
Book Title: Inequality and Democratization
ISBN: 0521168791
Publication Date: 22/12/2014
Item Depth: 18
Number of Pages: 254 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Inequality and Democratization: an Elite-Competition Approach
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Year: 2014
Subject: Economics, Government
Item Height: 226 mm
Item Weight: 340 g
Type: Textbook
Author: David J. Samuels, Ben W. Ansell
Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
Item Width: 150 mm
Format: Paperback
