Political Democracy, Economic Development, Disarticulation, and Social Well-Being in Developing Countries
| Autor: | K. A. S. Wickrama, Charles L. Mulford |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
| Předmět: |
021110 strategic
defence & security studies Economic growth Sociology and Political Science Disarticulation media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 0211 other engineering and technologies Social well being Developing country 02 engineering and technology medicine.disease Political democracy Democracy 0506 political science Development economics 050602 political science & public administration medicine Economics media_common |
| Zdroj: | The Sociological Quarterly. 37:375-390 |
| ISSN: | 1533-8525 0038-0253 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1533-8525.1996.tb00744.x |
| Popis: | The level of political democracy is hypothesized to have an independent positive effect on social well-being irrespective of either level of economic development or level of disarticulation of economies of developing countries, which is considered to be the most socially harmful structural feature created by dependency. In addition, political democracy is hypothesized to buffer the negative effects of disarticulation on social well-being. Findings from the analysis of data from eighty-two developing countries confirm these hypotheses. Political democracy showed a consistent positive effect on social well-being measures, and the least democratic countries were more vulnerable to the negative effects of disarticulation. These findings underscore the independent positive role that political democracy may play in improving social well-being in developing countries. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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