The economic, social and political consequences of democratic reforms: a quantitative and qualitative comparative analysis
Partecipanti al progetto
- Grassi Davide (Responsabile)
Descrizione del progetto
The goals of the research are:
a) the definition of a theoretical framework that articulates, integrates and interrelates the different existing hypotheses and arguments on the consequences of democratization processes.
b) the empirical investigation of the validity of such hypotheses, through a combination of quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
c) the analysis of the specific forms that the effects of democratization assume in the different world regions examined.
The empirical part of the research will address three specific hypotheses concerning the (political, economic and social) effects of the introduction of democracy, namely:
1) democratisation favours the consolidation of the state (as a political effect)
2) democratisation favours economic liberalisation (as an economic effect)
3) democratisation improves social welfare (as a social effect)
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