Democracy and Redistribution

Klappentext Employing analytical tools borrowed from game theory! Carles Boix offers a complete theory of political transitions. It is one in which political regimes ultimately depend on the nature of economic assets! their distribution among individuals! and the balance of power among different social groups. Backed by detailed historical research and extensive statistical analysis from the mid-nineteenth century! the study reveals why democracy emerged in classical Athens. It also covers the early triumph of democracy in nineteenth-century agrarian Norway! Switzerland and northeastern America as well as its failure in countries with a powerful landowning class. Zusammenfassung This 2003 book offers a complete theory of political transitions. It discusses why democracy emerged in classical Athens! the early triumph of democracy in both nineteenth-century agrarian Norway! Switzerland and northeastern America! and the failure in countries with a powerful landowning class. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. A theory of political transitions; 2. Empirical evidence; 3. Historical evidence; 4. Theoretical extensions: a. Growth, trade, and democracy; b. Political institutions; 5. Democracy and the public sector; 6. The state, the threat of expropriation, and the possibility of development; 7. Conclusions.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Carles Boix
• Con la collaborazione di: Robert H. Bates (Editore), Peter Lange (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.09.2003
• EAN: 9780521825603
• ISBN: 978-0-521-82560-3
• Dimensioni: 155 mm x 235 mm x 20 mm
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Comparati
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie