Vanhanen Democratization

A Comparative Analysis of 170 Countries
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-1-134-36697-2
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics

This book examines the relationship between indicators of resource distribution and democratization in the group of 170 countries with data ranging from the 1850s to the present day. Vanhanen constructs a compelling argument, concluding that the emergence of democracy is closely linked to resource distribution.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vanhanen, Tatu

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Debate on the Causes of Democratization

2. Resource Distribution Theory of Democratization

3. Measures of Democracy

4. Explanatory Variables

5. A review of Democratization

6. Correlation Analysis

7. Regression Analysis

8. Analysis of Single Countries

9. Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Tatu Vanhanen is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the University of Tampere, Finland. He is also the author of The Process of Democratization, Prospects of Democracy and The Democratization of Eastern Europe.