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505 0 a| 1. Introduction -- 2. Inequality, development, and distribution -- 3. Actors and interests; 4. An elite-competition model of democratization -- 5. Assessing the relationship between inequality and democratization -- 6. Inequality and democratization : empirical extensions -- 7. Democracy, inequality, and public spending : reassessing the evidence -- 8. Democracy, redistribution, and preferences -- 9. Conclusion.;

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Inequality and democratization : an elite-competition approach / Ben W. Ansell, David J. Samuels.

Author/creator	Ansell, Ben W., 1977-
Other author	Samuels, David, 1967-
Format	Book
Publication	New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Description	xvii, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Democracy--Economic aspects. Democratization--Economic aspects. Economic development--Political aspects. Land tenure--Political aspects. Income distribution--Political aspects.

Series	Cambridge studies in comparative politics Cambridge studies in comparative politics. ^A292134
Contents	1. Introduction -- 2. Inequality, development, and distribution -- 3. Actors and interests; 4. An elite-competition model of democratization -- 5. Assessing the relationship between inequality and democratization -- 6. Inequality and democratization : empirical extensions -- 7. Democracy, inequality, and public spending : reassessing the evidence -- 8. Democracy, redistribution, and preferences -- 9. Conclusion.
Abstract	"Research on the economic origins of democracy and dictatorship has shifted away from the impact of growth and turned toward the question of how different patterns of growth - equal or unequal - shape regime change. This book offers a new theory of the historical relationship between economic modernization and the emergence of democracy on a global scale, focusing on the effects of land and income inequality. Contrary to most mainstream arguments, Ben W. Ansell and David J. Samuels suggest that democracy is more likely to emerge when rising, yet politically disenfranchised, groups demand more influence because they have more to lose, rather than when threats of redistribution to elite interests are low"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-226) and index.
LCCN	2014018359
ISBN	9781107000360 (hardback)
ISBN	110700036X (hardback)
ISBN	9780521168793
ISBN	0521168791

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