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Numerous studies have analyzed the differences between various types of "new left" governments in Latin America from the perspective of economic policy (more versus less market-oriented) and regime type (more versus less democratic). Using the case of Ecuador this paper explores the ways that...
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Studies of advocacy group behavior often focus on the technical and political information that groups provide to policymakers. However, for groups to be effective lobbyists, they also need information; specifically, they need procedural information about the policymaking process, such as what...
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The importance of democratization in Africa heighted at the end of the Cold War while also making aid flow a salient feature in the democratization process. As well as encouraging development, many scholars maintain that aid flow has also promoted democratization. Some scholars argue that aid...
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While officials involved in graft, bribery, extortion, nepotism, or patronage typically like to keep their deeds private, the fact that corruption can have serious effects in democracies is no secret. Numerous scholars have brought into the limelight the impact of corruption on a range of...
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How is government spending used strategically in the emergent Asian democracies of South Korea and Taiwan? As nations generally considered to have weathered democratization, a study of government spending in South Korea and Taiwan is instructive on how allocations may be used strategically...
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Recent research has found that economic liberalization undermines democracy in the short-term, while reinforcing it … over the long run, producing a J-curve relationship between economic liberalization and democracy. The widespread belief … positive, long-term effect of economic liberalization on democracy. However, numerous studies have challenged the …
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armies in the nineteenth century. This was an important military change, but it also proved important for democracy. The …
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The quality of a political system, and especially of a direct-democratic one, lies in the quality of the decisions citizens take. As some authors argue, this can be measured through the overall presence of "correct voting", namely the fact that even uninformed citizens can mimic the choice of...
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The paper explores how politicians in established democracies respond to election outcome in terms of attitudinal system support. While current research is dominated by a disappointed loser perspective, it argues that a morally based voluntary acceptance perspective adds insight about the forces...
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