Acemoğlu, Daron.

Economic origins of dictatorship and democracy / Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006. - xv, 416 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-399) and index.

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.

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Democracy--Economic aspects
Democratization
Equality
Political culture
Dictatorship
Comparative government

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