In an era when democratization is stalled or in retreat in many parts of the world, it is important to highlight the … major debates in the democratization literature, including the relative importance of culture, history, economic structure … to the role of outside powers in underpinning democratization. Ultimately, the Asian cases offer evidence for optimism …

voters? This paper studies this political responsiveness following Indonesia’s transition to democracy, exploiting the …Following democratization, how do elected politicians change the allocation of public resources in response to new …. Taken together, results suggest that democratization reshapes political responsiveness across new voter constituencies, but …

These paper goals criticise the terms of democracy, particularly in the implementation of direct election and give the … conflict between the central and local government in dealing with the changing of the Yogyakarta’s Governor. Democracy suggests … government should conduct a direct election. However, it can be just a jargon, and they are trapped on a procedural democracy …

Barrington Moore's famous line 'no bourgeoisie, no democracy' is one of the most quoted claims in political science …

Does democracy promote economic growth? There is still an ongoing debate over the economic implications of democracy …, and this question has gained critical importance particularly in the African context, where a wave of democratization in … 43 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for the period of 1982-2012, we find strong evidence that democracy is positively …

Benin, a low-income West African country that underwent a fairly successful democratization process in the early 1990s. It … its extractive capacities since democratization. However, the effect of democratization has been largely indirect, while …