unrest or revolution, and this may force the elite to democratize. Democracy may not consolidate because it is more … redistributive than a nondemocratic regime, and this gives the elite an incentive to mount a coup. Because inequality makes democracy … more costly for the elite, highly unequal societies are less likely to consolidate democracy and may end up oscillating …

unrest or revolution, and this may force the elite to democratize. Democracy may not consolidate because it is more … redistributive than a nondemocratic regime, and this gives the elite an incentive to mount a coup. Because inequality makes democracy … more costly to the elite, highly unequal cocieties are less likely to consolidate democracy and may end up oscillating …

We revisit Lipset‘s law, which posits a positive and significant relationship between income and democracy. Using … democracy: higher/lower incomes per capita hinder/trigger democratization. Decomposing overall income per capita into its …