Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science ;
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Series editor's preface; Preface and acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Development and democracy: an overview; Globalisation and democracy: an overlooked connection; Development, class and democracy: is there a relationship?; Transitions to democracy: pros and cons of the Rustow Lijphart elite approach; Development, law and democracy: exploring a new relationship; Modernisation and democracy: electoral systems as intermediate variable; Problems of measuring democracy: illustrations from Africa.
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This collection confirms the robust relationship between level of economic development and democracy, but suggests that globalization is a key variable in determining the tenuous nature of this relationship.
Development and democracy.
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Comparative government.
Democracy.
Economic development-- Political aspects.
Comparative government.
Democracy.
Economic development-- Political aspects.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Ideologies-- Democracy.