POLS 1000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Consumer Capitalism, Personal Rule, Oligarchy
15 Aug 2018
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Lack of democracy in the middle east due to socio-economic factors, not religion/culture. Split world into different sectors to explain democracy and lack of. Sees religion and culture as main factors to lack of democracy in east. Biggest obstacles to democracy: inequality, economic underdevelopment. Articles authors start with w and a. Countries with a gdp higher than usd are more likely to sustain a democracy than countries with gdp lower than usd. Is a theory used to explain the process of modernization within societies and how democracies come about. Good theory to explain why democracies fail or succeed in certain countries. *benign elites are important for the middle class to rise up and claim democracy* Central role of religion (fusion of church and state) Political authority based on personal rule and loyalty. Politics- neither a monarchy nor a democracy: populists. Use eg(cid:455)pt as a (cid:272)ou(cid:374)tr(cid:455) that does(cid:374)(cid:859)t fit i(cid:374)to this (cid:373)odel.
