Democracy and Redistribution (Paperback, New)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
Release date:	July 2003
First published:	2003
Authors:	Carles Boix
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	284
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-53267-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy Books > History > World history > General
LSN:	0-521-53267-1
Barcode:	9780521532679

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