Development and Democracy What Have We Learned and How?

• Other Authors: Elgstrom, Ole 1950- (Editor), Hyden, Goran1938-
• Format: Book
• Published: London Routledge 2002
• Series: Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science
• Subjects: Democracy; Economic development > Political aspects; Comparative government
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• Item Description: Includes index
• Physical Description: xix, 217 pages illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (page 199-201) and indexes
• ISBN: 0415252954; 9780415252959

Development and Democracy confirms the robust relationship between levels of economic development and democracy, but suggests that globalization is a key variable in determining the tenuous nature of this relationship in the periphery of the world economy. It raises new questions about the role of social classes in democratization, and points to the importance of including the nature of the state as a factor in the study of democratization. A further important finding is that countries with mixed legal systems correlate less positively with democracy than do countries with more homogenous legal systems. Moreover, Development and Democracy shows conclusively that the way researchers design their studies has a major impact on their findings.