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Zusatztext 'Refreshingly new stands on old established findings ... an interesting collection of review essays covering a wide range of theoretical, empirical and methodological debates and issues.' - Journal of International Development Informationen zum Autor Ole Elgström, Goran Hyden Klappentext Development and Democracy confirms the robust relationship between levels of economic development and democracy, but suggests that globalization is a key variable in determining the tenuous nature of this relationship in the periphery of the world economy. It raises new questions about the role of social classes in democratization, and points to the importance of including the nature of the state as a factor in the study of democratization. A further important finding is that countries with mixed legal systems correlate less positively with democracy than do countries with more homogenous legal systems. Moreover, Development and Democracy shows conclusively that the way researchers design their studies has a major impact on their findings. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Goran Hyden Development and Democracy: an Overview 2. Jonas Johansson Globalization and Democracy: an Overlooked Connection 3. Renske Doorenspleet Development, Class and Democracy: is there a Relationship? 4. Axel Hadenius Power-Sharing and Democracy: Pros and Cons of the Rustow-Lijphart Approach 5. Karin Hilmer Pedersen and Ole Norgaard Development, Law and Democracy: Exploring a New Relationship 6. Lars Johannsen Modernization and Democracy: Electoral Systems as Intermediate Variable 7. Staffan Lindberg Problems of Measuring Democracy: Illustrations from Africa 8. Goran Hyden Democratization in Africa: in Search of Depth and Nuances 9. Caroline Boussard Civil Society and Democratization: Theoretical and Empirical Challenges 10. Anders Uhlin Development and the External Dimension of Regime Transitions: Illustrations from Indonesia 11. Ole Elgström Development and Democracy: Gains and Gaps...
