TY - BOOK AU - Acemoglu,Daron AU - Robinson,James A. TI - Economic origins of dictatorship and democracy SN - 0521855268 U1 - 321.8 21 PY - 2006/// CY - Cambridge, New York : PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Democracy KW - Economic Aspects KW - Democratization KW - Equality KW - Political Culture KW - Dictatorship KW - Comparative Government N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-399) and index; Questions and answers -- Paths of political development -- Our argument -- What do we know about democracy? -- Modeling politics -- Democratic politics -- Nondemocratic politics -- The creation and consolidation of democracy -- Democratization --; Coups and consolidation -- Putting the models to work -- The role of the middle class -- Economic structure and democracy -- Globalization and democracy -- Conclusions and the future of democracy ER -