Pathways of democratisation to human development in post-communist countries

• Autores: Andrea Cassani, Francesca Luppi
• Localización: European journal of political research, ISSN 0304-4130, ISSN-e 1475-6765, Vol. 55, Nº. 3, 2016, págs. 512-530
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article investigates the consequences of post-Cold War regime transitions on human development in the former Soviet bloc. Relying on a mixed-methods research strategy that combines econometric and qualitative comparative analysis, it proceeds through three consecutive steps. First, there is a discussion of how democratic institutions may solicit governments’ attention toward social issues. Second, the relationship between democratisation and human development in 21 post-communist countries is tested. Third, democracy in its core attributes is unpacked, and qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) is used to identify a few alternative institutional configurations favouring human development. The analysis reveals that not only full democracies, but also some hybrid regimes, have been successful in this task.