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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. |
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