explanation of the positive relationship between economic development, education, and democratization, and of the negative …The paper reexamines Lipset's theory of democratization, by distinguishing the role of (economic) development from that … of education, inequality, and (natural) resources. We highlight two contrasting effects of education and human capital …

This paper throws new light on the relationship between income and democracy. Using data for 162 countries over 1960 … political instability, while other potential mechanisms, such as education, investment and inequality, lack comparable empirical … support. These findings are robust to, among others, using night-lights instead of GDP, different democracy measures and …