While standard political economy theories suggest a moderating effect of democratization on income inequality … first, that prevailing ideology may be an important determinant of inequality and, second, that the democratization effect … income groups, hence democratization may have only a negligible effect on inequality. On the other hand, in societies where …

Does economic inequality influence citizens' support for democracy? Political economy theory suggests that in a country …

increased democratization appears to lead to lower inequality; in Muslim and Confucian societies it has an insignificant effect … economy theories suggest that democratization has a moderating effect on income inequality. But the empirical literature has … argue that prevailing ideology may be an important determinant of inequality and that the democratization effect "works …

suggesting that inequality tends to increase after democratization when the economy has already undergone significant structural …