全球智库信息集成服务系统(G2TT): DP8315 Democratization and Civil Liberties: The Role of Violence During the Transition

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来源类型	Discussion paper
规范类型	论文
来源ID	DP8315
	DP8315 Democratization and Civil Liberties: The Role of Violence During the Transition
	Uwe Sunde; Piergiuseppe Fortunato; Matteo Cervellati
发表日期	2011-04-01
出版年	2011
语种	英语
摘要	This paper investigates the role of violent civil conflicts during the process of democratization for the quality of emerging democracies, and in particular, the protection of civil (political and economic) liberties. A simple theory in which different groups may engage in violent conflict in order to become the ruler predicts a crucial role of the democratization scenario. A peaceful democratization leads to democracies with a high degree of civil liberties, reflecting a social contract according to which all groups are politically represented and the rulers deliberately abstain from wasteful rent extraction. A transition to democracy under a violent conflict is less likely to lead to a system with a high degree of civil liberties. Empirical evidence from the third wave of democratization based on a difference-in-difference methodology supports the theoretical predictions. The findings suggest that violent conflicts during the democratic transition have persistent negative effects on the quality of the emerging democracies.
主题	Development Economics ; Public Economics
关键词	Civil conflict Civil liberties Democratization Violent democratization
URL	https://cepr.org/publications/dp8315
来源智库	Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom)
资源类型	智库出版物
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/537152
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Uwe Sunde,Piergiuseppe Fortunato,Matteo Cervellati. DP8315 Democratization and Civil Liberties: The Role of Violence During the Transition. 2011.