TY  - BOOK
AU  - Acemoglu,Daron
AU  - Robinson,James A.
TI  - Economic origins of dictatorship and democracy
SN  - 0521855268 (hardback)
AV  - JC 423 A173e 2006
U1  - 321.8 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Democracia
KW  - Aspectos económicos
KW  - Democratization
KW  - Democratización
KW  - Equality
KW  - Igualdad
KW  - Political culture
KW  - Cultura política
KW  - Dictatorship
KW  - Dictadura
KW  - Comparative government
KW  - Gobierno comparado
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 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
N2  - The authors develop a framework for analysing the creation and consolidation of democracy. Different social groups prefer different political institutions because of the way they allocate political power and resources. Dictatorship, nevertheless, is not stable when citizens can threaten social disorder and revolution
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0511/2005011262.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0633/2005011262-d.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0733/2005011262-b.html
ER  -