Economic Development, Violent Leader Removal, and Democratization
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This article argues that autocratic regime strength plays a critical mediating role in the link between economic development and democracy. Looking at 167 countries from 1875 to 2004, I find that development strengthens autocratic regimes, as indicated by a reduced likelihood of violent leader removal. Simultaneously, greater development predicts democratization, but only if a violent turnover has occurred in the recent past. Hence, development can cause democratization, but only in distinctive...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2012 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/17797 |
Source: | American Journal of Political Science |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2012.00595.x |
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