Determinants of Lasting Democracy in Poor Countries: Culture, Development, and Institutions

Christopher Clague, Suzanne Gleason and Stephen Knack
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Christopher Clague: University of Maryland
Suzanne Gleason: Harvard Medical School (MGH Decision Making and Technology Assessment Group)

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2001, vol. 573, issue 1, 16-41

Abstract: This article presents a statistical study of the determinants of democracy in the postwar period. Important variables are found to be former status as a British colony, island status, the share of the population professing Islam, the share of the population that is of European descent, penetration of the English language during British colonial rule, and a measure of ethnic homogeneity. The evidence suggests that cultural beliefs and institutional inheritances are important determinants of the viability of democracy in poor countries, even when controlling for literacy and socioeconomic development.

Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.1177/000271620157300102

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