Entrepreneurs and Democratization

Iran and the Philippines

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2108043
AutoresMisagh Parsa (Dartmouth College, autor correspondente)
Ano1995
Volume37
Fascículo4
Páginas803-830
Data de publicação1995-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoComparative Studies in Society and History (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0010-4175 • E-ISSN: 1475-2999
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0010417500019964
OpenAlexW2158243013
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas29

The relationship between social structure and the emergence of democracy has long intrigued social scientists. In an early statement of the modernization perspective on this topic, Lipset (1960) postulated that a strong association exists between the degree of socioeconomic development and democracy. As economic development rose, so did wealth, income, and education, but income inequality declined, resulting in a population of moderate upper and lower classes and an expanding middle class, all of which favored the development of democratic political institutions. Subsequent quantitative studies found that a strong correlation can indeed be demonstrated between socioeconomic development and democratic institutions (Bollen 1983; Bollen and Jackman 1985). Despite significant contributions, these studies have not paid sufficient attention to either social agency or the mechanism of democratization during transitional periods. This essay will examine both of these factors by focusing on the role played by entrepreneurs in ousting dictatorial regimes

Agency (philosophy) · Democracy · Democratization · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Inequality · Modernization theory · Political science · Politics · Population · Social class · Social science · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Demography · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East