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020			_a9780511762727 (ebook)
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040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
050	0	0	_aJC489 _b.T46 2010
082	0	0	_a321.809045 _222
100	1		_aTeorell, Jan, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aDeterminants of Democratization : _bExplaining Regime Change in the World, 1972–2006 / _cJan Teorell.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2010.
300			_a1 online resource (222 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aWhat are the determinants of democratization? Do the factors that move countries toward democracy also help them refrain from backsliding toward autocracy? This book attempts to answer these questions through a combination of a statistical analysis of social, economic, and international determinants of regime change in 165 countries around the world in 1972–2006, and case study work on nine episodes of democratization occurring in Argentina, Bolivia, Hungary, Nepal, Peru, the Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, and Uruguay. The findings suggest that democracy is promoted by long-term structural forces such as economic prosperity, but also by peaceful popular uprisings and the institutional setup of authoritarian regimes. In the short-run, however, elite actors may play a key role, particularly through the importance of intra-regime splits. Jan Teorell argues that these results have important repercussions both for current theories of democratization and for the international community's effort in developing policies for democracy promotion.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521199063
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511762727
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
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