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Economic origins of dictatorship and democracy / Daron Acemoglu; James A. Robinson

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Autor:in:	Acemoglu, Daron, 1967- (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte:	Robinson, James A., 1960- (VerfasserIn)
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 2006
Ausgabe:	1. publ.
Umfang:	XV, 416 S. : graph. Darst. ; 25 cm
Online Ausgabe:	Online-Ausg.: Acemoglu, Daron, 1967 - : Economic origins of dictatorship and democracy. - Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 2006. - 1 Online-Ressource (XV, 416 Seiten)
ISBN:	0521855268 9780521855266 9780511140044 0511140045
Anmerkungen:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Schlagwörter:	Ökonomische Theorie der Demokratie Ökonomische Theorie der Politik Diktatur Demokratie Wirtschaftssystem Entstehung Demokratie Diktatur Wirtschaftsordnung Demokratisierung Democracy > Economic aspects Democratization Equality Political culture Dictatorship Comparative government Totalitarismus Politische Kultur Demokratie > Demokratisierung > Diktatur > Konsolidierung > Politische Macht > Globalisierung internationaler Beziehungen > Theorie der Demokratie > Mathematisches Modell
Basisklassifikation:	83.02 Philosophie und Theorie der Volkswirtschaft 89.35 Demokratie
Mehr zum Titel:	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.
Zusammenfassung:	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.