According to Yascha Mounk, populism is “Some attempt by ambitious politicians to mobilize the masses in opposition to an establishment they depict as corrupt or self-serving.” …
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Cuba’s Privatization May Not Be a Step Towards Democracy
In times of crisis, governments have a responsibility of maintaining their power, the stability of their institutions, and protecting their citizens from deteriorating conditions of their livelihood. …
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Democratic Backsliding via an Eroding Middle Class by Kenneth Coleman
In Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy, Acemoglu and Robinson present the role of the middle class in the formation and continuity of democracy. Since democracy forms as a "response to a …
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Oscillating Factor of Middle Class in Democracy by Santosh K. Digal @ University of the Philippines, Diliman
Every society has some form of inequality. The trajectory of class based on the economy is complex. One of the ways of inequality is said to be based on economy or purchasing power. The slabs for …