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The Autocratic Middle Class: How State Dependency Reduces the Demand for Democracy
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Autocratic Middle Class: How State Dependency Reduces the Demand for Democracy
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Bryn Rosenfeld
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| Series | Princeton Studies in Political Behavior |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:296 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 156 |
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| Category/Genre | Development economics |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691192185
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| Classifications | Dewey:306.20947 |
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| Illustrations |
22 b/w illus. 28 tables.
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
1 December 2020 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
How middle class economic dependence on the state impedes democratization and contributes to authoritarian resilience Conventional wisdom holds that the rising middle classes are a force for democracy. Yet in post-Soviet countries like Russia, where the middle class has grown rapidly, authoritarianism is deepening. Challenging a basic tenet of d
Author Biography
Bryn Rosenfeld is assistant professor in the Department of Government at Cornell University.
Reviews"Winner of the Ed A Hewett Book Prize, Association for Slavic, Eastern European, & Eurasian Studies" "Rosenfeld's book is essential reading for anyone interested in questions of development and democratisation. In its successful effort to illuminate the role of the middle class in promoting democracy, it should serve as an important reference point for future scholarship in the field. As such, it deserves wide attention."---Europe-Asia Studies, Zuzanna Brunarska
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