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Economic origins of dictatorship and democracy (Record no. 33613)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20210616111955.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780521671422 |
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| Transcribing agency | n |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 321.800000 |
| Item number | ACE |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Acemoglu Daron |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Economic origins of dictatorship and democracy |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Cambridge |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Cambridge University Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2009 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 416p |
| Dimensions | xi |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | Rs. 1,432 |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Table of contents<br/>Part I. Questions and Answers; <br/>Section 1. Paths of Political Development: <br/>1. Britain; <br/>2. Argentina; <br/>3. Singapore; <br/>4. South Africa, <br/>5. The agenda; <br/>Section 2. Our Argument: <br/>1. Democracy vs. nondemocracy; <br/>2. Building blocks of our approach; <br/>3. Towards our basic story; <br/>4. Our theory of democratization; <br/>5. Democratic consolidation; <br/>6. Determinants of democracy; <br/>7. Political identities and the nature of conflict; <br/>8. Democracy in a picture; <br/>9. Overview of the book; Section <br/>3. What Do We Know About Democracy?: <br/>1. Measuring democracy; <br/>2. Patterns of democracy; <br/>3. Democracy, inequality and redistribution; <br/>4. Crises and democracy; <br/>5. Social unrest and democratization; <br/>6. The literature; <br/>7. Our contribution; <br/>Part II. Modelling Politics; <br/>Section 4. Democratic Politics: <br/>1. Introduction; <br/>2. Aggregating individual preferences; <br/>3. Single-peaked preferences and the median voter theorem; <br/>4. Our workhorse models; <br/>5. Democracy and political equality; <br/>6. Conclusion; Section <br/>5. Nondemocratic Politics: <br/>1. Introduction; <br/>2. Power and constraints in nondemocratic politics; <br/>3. Modeling preferences and constraints in nondemocracies; <br/>4. Commitment problems; <br/>5. A simple game of promises; <br/>6. A dynamic model; <br/>7. Incentive compatible promises; <br/>8. Conclusion; <br/>Part III. The Creation and Consolidation of Democracy; <br/>Section 6. Democratization: <br/>1. Introduction; <br/>2. The role of political institutions; <br/>3. Preferences over political institutions; <br/>4. Political power and institutions; <br/>5. A 'static' model of democratization; <br/>6. Democratization or repression?; <br/>7. A dynamic model of democratization; <br/>8. Subgame perfect equilibria; <br/>9. Alternative political identities; <br/>10. Targeted transfers; <br/>11. Power of the elite in democracy; <br/>12. Ideological preferences over regimes; <br/>13. Democratization in pictures; <br/>14. Equilibrium revolutions; <br/>15. Conclusion; Section 7. Coups and Consolidation: <br/>1. Introduction; <br/>2. Incentives for coups; <br/>3. A static model of coups; <br/>4. A dynamic model of the creation and consolidation of democracy; <br/>5. Alternative political identities; <br/>6. Targeted transfers; <br/>7. Power in democracy and coups; <br/>8. Consolidation in a picture; <br/>9. Defensive coups; <br/>10. Conclusion; <br/>Part IV. Putting the Models to Work; <br/>Section 8. The Role of the Middle Class: <br/>1. Introduction; <br/>2. The three-class model; <br/>3. Emergence of partial democracy; <br/>4. From partial to full democracy; <br/>5. Repression: the middle class as a buffer; <br/>6. Repression: soft-liners vs. hard-liners; <br/>7. The role of the middle class in consolidating democracy; <br/>8. Conclusion;<br/>Section 9. Economic Structure and Democracy: <br/>1. Introduction; <br/>2. Economic structure and income distribution; <br/>3. Political conflict; <br/>4. Capital, land and the transition to democracy; <br/>5. Financial integration; <br/>6. Increased political integration; <br/>7. Alternative assumptions about the nature of international trade. <br/>8. Conclusion; <br/>Part V. Conclusion and The Future of Democracy; <br/>Section 10. Conclusion and the Future of Democracy: <br/>1. Paths of political development revisited; <br/>2. Extension and areas for future research; <br/>3. The future of democracy; <br/>Part VI. Appendix; <br/>Section 11. Appendix to Section 4: The Distribution of Power in Democracy: <br/>1. Introduction; <br/>2. Probabilistic voting models;<br/>3. Lobbying; <br/>4. Partisan politics and political capture. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | 1. Democarcy - Economic Aspects2. Democratization - Equality3. Political Culture - Dictatorship - Comparative Government |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Robinson James A |
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| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | BOOKs |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| National Law School | National Law School | 30.05.2017 | 1432.00 | 321.8 ACE | 30184 | 30.05.2017 | 30.05.2017 | BOOKs |