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Explaining Democracy's Origins: Lessons from South Asia.
- Source :
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Comparative Politics . Apr2013, Vol. 45 Issue 3, p253-272. 20p. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Why, upon the 1947 Partition of British India, was India able to establish a stable democracy while structurally similar Pakistan created an unstable autocracy? The differential strengths of India and Pakistan's independence movements directly account for their divergent democratization trajectories. These movements were initially constructed to pursue historically conditioned class interests. An examination of these movements leads to a broader theory of democratic origins, which qualifies the prevailing notion that a country's democratization prospects can be attributed to its levels of economic development or inequality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00104159
- Volume :
- 45
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Comparative Politics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 86891062
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5129/001041512X13815255434816