Contingent Democrats: Industrialists, Labor, and Democratization in Late-Developing Countries

@article{Bellin2000ContingentDI,
  title={Contingent Democrats: Industrialists, Labor, and Democratization in Late-Developing Countries},
  author={Eva Bellin},
  journal={World Politics},
  year={2000},
  volume={52},
  pages={175 - 205}
}
  • E. Bellin
  • Published 1 January 2000
  • Economics, Political Science
  • World Politics
Many classic works of political economy have identified capital and labor as the champions of democratization during the first wave of transition. By contrast, this article argues for the contingent nature of capital and labor's support for democracy, especially in the context of late development. The article offers a theory of democratic contingency, proposing that a few variables, namely, state dependence, aristocratic privilege, and social fear account for much of the variation found in… 
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