Authoritarianism and the Elite Origins of Democracy

ISBN-13: 9781316649039 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 322 str.

Michael Albertus; Victor Menaldo

Opis

Provides an innovative theory of regime transitions and outcomes, and tests it using extensive evidence between 1800 and today.

Recenzje

'… an excellent contribution not only to a more nuanced understanding of democracy, authoritarianism, and the processes of democratization and liberalization, but, also in a more indirect and subtle way, the fruition of a robust and realistic line of approach exploring the logic of public choice phenomena and collective decision making in both democratic and non-democratic settings.' Paul Dragos Aligica, Public Choice

Spis treści

1. Elites and the causes and consequences of democracy; 2. Constitutions as elite deal-making: content and trends; 3. Evidence on the causes and consequences of democracy; 4. Unravelling the deal: constitutional annulments and amendments under elite biased democracy; 5. Sweden: from Agrarian oligarchy to progressive democracy; 6. Chile: from authoritarian legacies to a new dawn? 7. Colonial and occupier legacies in new democracies.