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Determinants of democratization : explaining regime change in the world, 1972-2006
- Title
- Determinants of democratization : explaining regime change in the world, 1972-2006 / by Jan Teorell.
- Author
- Teorell, Jan.
- Publication
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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Details
- Description
- xi, 208 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-204) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction. Factors driving and not driving the third wave ; Institutions under authoritarianism ; Theoretical implications ; Policy implications ; Plan of the book -- Explaining democratization. The structural approach ; The strategic approach ; The social forces tradition ; the economic approach ; The present approach : theoretical eclecticism, methods combined -- The shadow of the past : social determinants. The literature on domestic social determinants ; Empirical results ; Islam and democracy ; Why are small countries more likely to democratize? ; Conclusion -- The power of prosperity : economic determinants. Modernization, performance and resource abundance ; Economic inequality and freedom ; Socioeconomic modernization and democratic recalcitrance ; Economic crises and authoritarian vulnerability ; Conclusion -- The impetus from abroad : international determinants. The literature on international determinants ; Empirical results ; Trade dependency and stalled democratization ; What explains neighbor diffusion? ; Do regional organizations foster democratization? ; Conclusion -- The force from below : popular mobilization. The literature and empirical results ; Why are peaceful demonstrations conducive to democratization? ; Conclusion -- Exogenous shocks and authoritarian regime types : institutional contingency. Types of authoritarian regimes and democratization ; Estimation strategy ; Empirical results ; Conclusion -- Conclusions. Summary of findings ; Explanatory performance ; Towards an integrated theory of democratization? ; Lessons for the future study of democratization ; Lessons for democracy promotion ; Lessons for the future of democratization -- Appendix. Data and variable definitions ; Statistical model ; Robustness tests ; The pathway criterion.
- Call Number
- JFE 11-1382
- ISBN
- 9780521199063 (hbk.)
- 0521199069 (hbk.)
- 9780521139687 (pbk.)
- 0521139686 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- 2010549138
- OCLC
- 651077860
- Author
- Teorell, Jan.
- Title
- Determinants of democratization : explaining regime change in the world, 1972-2006 / by Jan Teorell.
- Imprint
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-204) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 11-1382