This book develops a framework for analyzing the creation and
consolidation of democracy. Different social groups prefer
different political institutions because of the way they allocate
political power and resources. Thus democracy is preferred by the
majority of citizens, but opposed by elites. Dictatorship
nevertheless is not stable when citizens can threaten social
disorder and revolution. In response, when the costs of repression
are sufficiently high and promises of concessions are not credible,
elites may be forced to create democracy. By democratizing, elites
credibly transfer political power to the citizens, ensuring social
stability. Democracy consolidates when elites do not have strong
incentive to overthrow it. These processes depend on (1) the
strength of civil society, (2) the structure of political
institutions, (3) the nature of political and economic crises, (4)
the level of economic inequality, (5) the structure of the economy,
and (6) the form and extent of globalization.
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