Democracy and Redistribution Contributor(s): Boix, Carles (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521825601 ISBN-13: 9780521825603 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: July 2003 Annotation: Employing analytical tools borrowed from game theory, Carles Boix offers a complete theory of political transitions. It is one in which political regimes ultimately depend on the nature of economic assets, their distribution among individuals, and the balance of power among different social groups. Backed by detailed historical research and extensive statistical analysis from the mid-nineteenth century, the study reveals why democracy emerged in classical Athens. It also covers the early triumph of democracy in nineteenth-century agrarian Norway, Switzerland and northeastern America as well as its failure in countries with a powerful landowning class. Click for more in this series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics (Hardcover) |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy |
Dewey: 320.6 |
LCCN: 2002041689 |
Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics (Hardcover) |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9.1" L (1.05 lbs) 282 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Choice 01/01/2005 pg. 926 |
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