Democratization in the human development perspective

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This article describes a model that considers the emergence and florescence of democracies as something embedded in a more encompassing evolutionary process. Democratization in this light is the institutional component of a broader process of human development that promotes people empowerment on various fronts. In this process increasing individual resources give rise to emancipative values that in turn release democratizing social pressures.
Original languageEnglish
JournalComparative Sociology
Volume5
Issue number2/3
Pages (from-to)259-290
Number of pages32
ISSN1569-1322
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Publication statusPublished - 06.2006
Externally publishedYes