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- Title
Too Much Development or Not Enough Democracy? Exploring an Anomaly in the Democratization of Post-Communist Countries.
- Authors
Raun, Alo
- Abstract
This study of 28 post-communist regimes distinguishes a group of countries significantly less democratic than predicted by its very high Human Development Index score: Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus. It also appears that contrary to theoretical assumptions, such 'developed dictatorships' convert their economic growth into human development remarkably well. To measure such conversion, a new tool, the Growth Conversion Index, is introduced. Considering these results, the explanatory power of several theories is briefly examined. While some theories imply possible explanations (e.g., the concept of patronal politics and the conditional approach to resource dependence), none of them sufficiently disclose the actual workings of such conversion mechanism, implying the need for more in-depth studies.
- Subjects
KAZAKHSTAN; BELARUS; RUSSIA; HUMAN Development Index; DEMOCRATIZATION; HUMAN growth; DEMOCRACY; ECONOMIC expansion
- Publication
Canadian Journal of European & Russian Studies (CJERS), 2023, Vol 16, Issue 3, p30
- ISSN
2562-8429
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.22215/cjers.v16i3.4097