Poverty, participation, and democracy : a global perspective / [edited by] Anirudh Krishna.
| Call Number | 323/.042086942 |
| Title | Poverty, participation, and democracy : a global perspective / [edited by] Anirudh Krishna. Poverty, Participation, & Democracy |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xiv, 189 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Contents | Introduction : poor people and democracy / Anirudh Krishna -- Poor people and democratic citizenship in Africa / Michael Bratton -- Do poor people care less for democracy?: Testing individual-level assumptions with individual-level data from India / Anirudh Krishna -- Inequality and democracy in Latin America : individual and contextual effects of wealth on political participation / John A. Booth and Mitchell A. Seligson -- The poor and the viability of democracy / Adam Przeworski -- Conclusion : implications for policy and research / Anirudh Krishna and John A. Booth. |
| Summary | For too long a conventional wisdom has held sway, suggesting that poor people in poor countries are not supportive of democracy and that democracies will be sustained only after a certain average level of wealth has been achieved. Evidence from 24 diverse countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America examined in this volume shows how poor people do not value democracy any less than their richer counterparts. Their faith in democracy is as high as that of other citizens, and they participate in democratic activities as much as their richer counterparts. Democracy is not likely to be unstable or unwelcome simply because poverty is widespread. Political attitudes and participation levels are unaffected by relative wealth. Education, rather than income or wealth, makes for more committed and engaged democratic citizens. Investments in education will make a critical difference for stabilizing and strengthening democracy. |
| Added Author | Krishna, Anirudh, 1958- editor. |
| Subject | Poor Research Developing countries. Poor Political activity. Poor Attitudes. POLITICAL PARTICIPATION. DEMOCRACY. |
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| Summary | For too long a conventional wisdom has held sway, suggesting that poor people in poor countries are not supportive of democracy and that democracies will be sustained only after a certain average level of wealth has been achieved. Evidence from 24 diverse countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America examined in this volume shows how poor people do not value democracy any less than their richer counterparts. Their faith in democracy is as high as that of other citizens, and they participate in democratic activities as much as their richer counterparts. Democracy is not likely to be unstable or unwelcome simply because poverty is widespread. Political attitudes and participation levels are unaffected by relative wealth. Education, rather than income or wealth, makes for more committed and engaged democratic citizens. Investments in education will make a critical difference for stabilizing and strengthening democracy. |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Contents | Introduction : poor people and democracy / Anirudh Krishna -- Poor people and democratic citizenship in Africa / Michael Bratton -- Do poor people care less for democracy?: Testing individual-level assumptions with individual-level data from India / Anirudh Krishna -- Inequality and democracy in Latin America : individual and contextual effects of wealth on political participation / John A. Booth and Mitchell A. Seligson -- The poor and the viability of democracy / Adam Przeworski -- Conclusion : implications for policy and research / Anirudh Krishna and John A. Booth. |
| Subject | Poor Research Developing countries. Poor Political activity. Poor Attitudes. POLITICAL PARTICIPATION. DEMOCRACY. |
| Multimedia |