In this paper we revisit the relationship between democracy, redistribution and inequality. We first explain the … theoretical reasons why democracy is expected to increase redistribution and reduce inequality, and why this expectation may fail … suggesting that inequality tends to increase after democratization when the economy has already undergone significant structural …

In this paper we revisit the relationship between democracy, redistribution, and inequality. We first explain the … theoretical reasons why democracy is expected to increase redistribution and reduce inequality, and why this expectation may fail … suggesting that inequality tends to increase after democratization when the economy has already undergone significant structural …

democratization and therefore prefer political institutions with strong veto players. Parallel civilian interests conversely suffer … democratizations are partially planned while most democratization events from civilian autocracy are either unforeseen or poorly … planned. Exploring the characteristics of 111 democratization episodes between 1950 and 2015, I find a number of features …

economics and neighboring fields that discusses democratization as well as established democracies’ stability and other …

price shock can push the country into a situation where the elite face a commitment problem that only democratization can …This paper shows how a world price shock can increase the likelihood that democratization must be used to resolve the … threat of revolution. Initially, a ruling elite may be able to use trade policy to maintain political stability. But a world …

considered. Under certain circumstances, a process of full democratization is argued not to represent an optimal choice for the …