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Rising inequality and de-democratization
Hany Mohamed,
Mahmoud El-Gamal
Middle East Development Journal, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 73 - 83
Swansea University Author: Hany Mohamed
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DOI (Published version): 10.1080/17938120.2020.1720333
Abstract
The literature on economic determinants of democratization has identified most importantly the positive effect of economic development and negative effect of income inequality. We confirm these results using more recent data and dynamic panel models. In this regard, the 2018World Inequality Report h...
| Published in: | Middle East Development Journal |
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| ISSN: | 1793-8120 1793-8171 |
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Informa UK Limited
2020
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa50552 |
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The literature on economic determinants of democratization has identified most importantly the positive effect of economic development and negative effect of income inequality. We confirm these results using more recent data and dynamic panel models. In this regard, the 2018World Inequality Report has noted that inequality is highest in the Middle East, where it has stayed stable at that high level for the past several decades. |
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| Keywords: |
Inequality, Income Distribution, Democracy |
| College: |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Issue: |
1 |
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73 |
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83 |