Economic Development and Democracy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6232997 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James A Robinson (0000-0002-2635-4590) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 503-527 |
| Publication date | 2006-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annual Review of Political Science (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1094-2939 • E-ISSN: 1545-1577 |
| Publisher | Annual Reviews (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1146/annurev.polisci.9.092704.171256 |
| OpenAlex | W2120525162 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 74 |
| References cited | 63 |
In this essay, I review recent research on the effects of economic development on democracy. On the theoretical side, for the first time there has been a systematic attempt to bring the types of formal models developed by economists and political scientists outside of comparative politics to bear on the origins of democracy. I present a simple analytical framework that captures some of the results in this literature. On the empirical side, the issue of identifying causal relationships in the data is finally receiving attention. However, the application of techniques adopted from best-practice econometrics shows no evidence that economic development has a causal effect on democracy. Neither does it support the idea that economic development influences the probability of coups but not democratizations. More likely, and in line with the model I develop, income per capita and democracy are correlated because the same features of a society simultaneously determine how prosperous and how democratic it is. There is still a lot to learn on this topic
Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Per capita · Per capita income · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sociology · Corruption and Economic Development · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Law · Political Conflict and Governance
Die Einheit der Moderne
Democratization Under the Threat of Revolution
The Rise of Europe
Culture rules
Küreselleşme, Ekonomik Kalkınma ve Kamu Kesiminin Demokratikleşme Seviyesi Üzerine Etkisi
Economic development and democracy in Mexico in times of covid-19
Crises, What Crises? New Evidence on the Relative Roles of Political and Economic Crises in Begetting Reforms
Economic Evaluations, Economic Freedom, and Democratic Satisfaction in Africa
Property, Predation, and Protection
From Dissent to Democracy
Determinants of Democratization
A Tale of Two Cultures
Why Populist Democracy Promotes Market Liberalization
Democracy, Market Liberalization, and Political Preferences
The Chinese conception of rights
Democracia formal, cultura política informal e capital social no Brasil
Post-authoritarian and Democratic Neoliberalism
The determinants of democracy
Inequality, Democracy, and Institutions
Democracy with adjectives? Economic development and democracy in the Middle East
Risks of the Effects of Restrictive Measures on the Democratic Foundations of a State
No Taxation Without Representation? An Empirical Examination of the Relationship Between Democratization and Tax Compliance
The Democracy Barometer
Political exchange and the voting franchise
Foundations for Change
Politico-Economic Models of Democracy in Democracy Promotion
Locating the normative within economic science
The erosion of democracy in an age of wealth inequality
Building Democracy to Last
The Beginning of the End for Authoritarian Rule in America
Civil War Induced Social Rupture and Transformative Changes
Revisiting the Modernization Hypothesis
Citizen Well-Being and Democracy
How to get the snowball rolling and extend the franchise
Income and the (eventual) rise of democracy
Linking democracy and biodiversity conservation
Restrição à Liberdade Religiosa no Mundo
The Historical Turn in Democratization Studies
Rethinking “democratic backsliding” in Central and Eastern Europe – looking beyond Hungary and Poland
Cultura politica y democracia en Argentina
In-and-Beyond State Power
The Soviet Collapse
Citizen Voices Reshaping Politics
Government Performance and Democracy
Changing Mass Priorities
The effects of party fractionalization and party polarization on democracy
Political realignment and democratic breakdown in Argentina, 1916–1930
Property and Power
When Do Imposed Sanctions Work? The Role of Target Regime Type
The Democratic Window of Opportunity
The Democratic Peace
Shaking Hands with the Internal Enemy
Democracy promotion and electoral quality
Modernisation, neo-modernisation, and comparative democratisation in Russia
Why the confusion? Reasons and remedies for shortcomings and progress in modernization theory
A meta-analysis of income and democracy
Perceptions and Conceptions of Democracy
When do Citizens Demand Punishment of Corruption
Information Politics and Propaganda in Authoritarian Societies
Economic Development, Violent Leader Removal, and Democratization
Statistical Critiques of the Democratic Peace
A Strategic Model of Economic Performance and Democratization in South Korea and Taiwan
Ethnicity on the Sleeve and Class in the Heart
A multilevel study of gender egalitarian values across Muslim-majority provinces
Inequality, Collective Action, and Democratization
STADL Up! The Spatiotemporal Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model for TSCS Data Analysis
Political Competition, Constitutional Arrangements, and the Quality of Public Policies in Costa Rica
Ceilings and Floors
Culture Moderates the Relation Between Income Inequality and Subjective Well-Being
Civil Society and Policy Making in Developing Countries
Political Inequality in 38 Countries
God and Governance
Democracy and the Class Struggle
Too much of a good thing? Economic growth and human rights, 1960 to 2010
Capitalist development and democracy
Polyarchy
Legislative Institutions and Ideology in Chile
Paths toward Democracy
Why the poor do not expropriate the rich
Why Did the West Extend the Franchise? Democracy, Inequality, and Growth in Historical Perspective
A Theory of Political Transitions
Factor Endowments, Institutions, and Differential Paths of Growth Among New World Economies
The Rise of Europe
Why did the Elites Extend the Suffrage? Democracy and the Scope of Government, with an Application to Britain's "Age of Reform"
The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development
Reversal of Fortune
The Great Divergence
The Great Divergence
Shaping the Political Arena
Democracy and Development
Economic Growth and Income Inequality
Capitalist Development and Democracy
Nineteen Eighty-Four/ The Facsimile of the Extant Manuscript
Contention and democracy in Europe, 1650-2000
Contention and Democracy in Europe, 1650–2000
The Logic of Political Survival
The Political Economy of Democratic Transitions
The Breakdown of Democratic Regimes
Democracy and Redistribution
Power in Movement
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Instrumental Variables and the Search for Identification
On the state, democratization and some conceptual problems
Determinants of Democracy
A Rational Theory of the Size of Government
Constitutions and Commitment
Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy
Making Democracy Work
Does High Income Promote Democracy
Specific Factors, Capital Markets, Portfolio Diversification, and Free Trade
Endogenous Democratization
What is Democratic Consolidation
Level of Development and Democracy
What Do We Know About Democratization After Twenty Years
On the Relation of Economic Development to Democratic Performance
The Economics of Transitions Democracy
The Origins of Democracy in England
Modernization
The World Economy
Economic Determinants of Democracy
Political Democracy and the Size Distribution of Income
The Political Foundations of Democracy and the Rule of the Law
Comparative Democracy
Some Social Requisites of Democracy
Modernization and Bureaucratic Authoritarianism
| Unique citing works | 74 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,52 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2026 (22) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 74 |