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Inequality and Democratization : A Contractarian Approach

Both assume that democratization is a function of autocratic elites' fear of the extent to which a future median voter would redistribute under different levels of inequality. Drawing on contractarian political theory, the authors suggest that democratization is instead a function of demands rising economic groups for protection from the state. The impact of economic development on democratization has long concerned social scientists. Recent research has moved beyond modernization theory s focus on economic growth (cf. Przeworski et al. 2000) and concentrated on the effect of patterns of economic inequality and factor specificity (Boix 2003; Acemoglu and Robinson 2006). Inequality and democratization: an elite-competition approach 7 democracy, inequality and public spending: reassessing the evi- 'contractarian' liberalism. Keywords: Diversification, concentration, democracy, political economy "Inequality and Democratization: A Contractarian Approach.". Inequality and Democratization: A Contractarian Approach. Front Cover. Ben Ansell Bibliographic information. QR code for Inequality and Democratization View Notes - Inequality and Democratisation from GV 101 at LSE. Inequality and Democratization: A Contractarian Approach Reading Summary Annals of Comparative democratization special issue, Should Modernization "Inequality and democratization: A contractarian approach. Inequality and Democratization: An elite Competition Approach Ben Ansell Nuffield College, University of Oxford working on the interplay between inequality and democratization and on the effects of housing price booms and busts on political preferences. Ben W. Ansell March 2, 2017 Honorable Mention, 2015 Best Book Award, APSA Section for Comparative Democratization. Social Policy in Small European States, Gary Cohen, Ben Ansell, Robert H. Cox, and Jane Gingrich (eds.), 2012, Berghahn Books, NY. Boix suggests that democratization is likelier when inequality is low, whereas Acemoglu and Robinson argue that democratization is likelier when inequality is at middling levels. As in the first approach discussed above, they argue that inequality harms the According to the contractarian approach, democracy emerges when powerful Inequality in developing economies: the role of institutional development. Public Choice, Published Inequality and democratization: A contractarian approach. Inequality and Democratization: A Contractarian Approach [Ben Ansell, David Samuels] on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Franchise? Democracy, Inequality, and Growth in Historical Perspective,The Inequality and Democratization: A. Contractarian Approach. Democracy, Elite Bias, and Redistribution in Latin America VICTOR MENALDO ARE DEMOCRACIES MORE REDISTRIBUTIVE than autocracies? That is, do they enact regulatory and fiscal policies that tend to equalize market incomes and transfer wealth from the rich to the poor? This course surveys important approaches to the study of comparative Ansell and David Samuels, Inequality and democratization: a contractarian approach, We are pleased to announce that among these, we found Ben Ansell and David Samuels' article, Inequality and Democratization: A Contractarian Approach, Abstract. This paper suggests a new approach to analyzing the causes of franchise extension. Based on a new dataset, it provides a detailed econometric study of the Great Reform Act of 1832 in the United Kingdom. The analysis yields four main results. Both assume that democratization is a function of autocratic elites fear of the extent to which a future median voter would redistribute under different levels of inequality. Drawing on contractarian political theory, the authors suggest that democratization is instead a function of demands rising economic groups for protection from the A third related approach links inequality to the evolution of political regimes. A negative relationship between inequality and democratization, unless elites are protected from Inequality and democratization: A contractarian approach..

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