This book explains why contemporary liberal democracies are based
on historical templates rather than revolutionary reforms; why the
transition in Europe occurred during a relatively short period in
the nineteenth century; why politically and economically powerful
men and women voluntarily supported such reforms; how interests,
ideas, and pre-existing institutions affected the reforms adopted;
and why the countries that liberalized their political systems also
produced the Industrial Revolution. The analysis is organized in
three parts. The first part develops new rational choice models of
(1) governance, (2) the balance of authority between parliaments
and kings, (3) constitutional exchange, and (4) suffrage reform.
The second part provides historical overviews and detailed
constitutional histories of six important countries. The third part
provides additional evidence in support of the theory, summarizes
the results, contrasts the approach taken in this book with that of
other scholars, and discusses methodological issues.
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