Islam’s democracy paradox: Muslims claim to like democracy, so why do they have so little?
Author
Abstract
Suggested Citation
DOI: 10.1007/s11127-008-9393-8
Download full text from publisher
As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.
References listed on IDEAS
- Rowley, Charles K., 2000. "Political culture and economic performance in sub-Saharan Africa," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 16(1), pages 133-158, March.
- Wintrobe,Ronald, 2000.
"The Political Economy of Dictatorship,"
Cambridge Books,
Cambridge University Press, number 9780521794497, November.
- Wintrobe,Ronald, 1998. "The Political Economy of Dictatorship," Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press, number 9780521583299, November.
- Laurence Iannaccone & Eli Berman, 2006.
"Religious extremism: The good, the bad, and the deadly,"
Public Choice, Springer, vol. 128(1), pages 109-129, July.
- Eli Berman & Laurence R. Iannaccone, 2005. "Religious Extremism: The Good, The Bad, and The Deadly," NBER Working Papers 11663, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Laurence R. Iannaccone, 1998. "Introduction to the Economics of Religion," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 36(3), pages 1465-1495, September.
- Alesina, Alberto & Devleeschauwer, Arnaud & Easterly, William & Kurlat, Sergio & Wacziarg, Romain, 2003.
"Fractionalization,"
Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 8(2), pages 155-194, June.
- Alberto Alesina & Arnaud Devleeschauwer & William Easterly & Sergio Kurlat & Romain Wacziarg, 2002. "Fractionalization," Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers 1959, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research.
- Alesina, Alberto & Devleeschauwer, Arnaud & Wacziarg, Romain & Kurlat, Sergio & Easterly, William, 2003. "Fractionalization," Scholarly Articles 4553003, Harvard University Department of Economics.
- Alberto Alesina & Arnaud Devleeschauwer & William Easterly & Sergio Kurlat & Romain Wacziarg, 2003. "Fractionalization," ULB Institutional Repository 2013/229724, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
- Wacziarg, Romain & Alesina, Alberto & Devleeschauwer, Arnaud & Easterly, William & Kurlat, Sergio, 2002. "Fractionalization," Research Papers 1744, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business.
- Alberto Alesina & Arnaud Devleeschauwer & William Easterly & Sergio Kurlat & Romain Wacziarg, 2003. "Fractionalization," NBER Working Papers 9411, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Charles K. Rowley, 2004. "Conservatism and Economics: A Sweet Turkish Delight," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 119(1_2), pages 1-12, April.
- Robert J. Barro, 1999.
"Determinants of Democracy,"
Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 107(S6), pages 158-183, December.
- Barro, Robert, 1997. "Determinants Of Democracy," Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID) Papers 294386, Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government.
- Barro, Robert J., 1999. "Determinants of Democracy," Scholarly Articles 3451297, Harvard University Department of Economics.
- Peter Bernholz, 2006. "International political system, supreme values and terrorism," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 128(1), pages 221-231, July.
- Michael Munger, 2006. "Preference modification vs. incentive manipulation as tools of terrorist recruitment: The role of culture," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 128(1), pages 131-146, July.
- Arye Hillman, 2007. "Economic and security consequences of supreme values," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 131(3), pages 259-280, June.
- Charles K. Rowley & Matthew Dobra, 2003. "The Glorious Revolution of 1688: Successful Constitutional and Institutional Adjustment in a Period of Rapid Change," Chapters, in: Ram Mudambi & Pietro Maria Navarra & Giuseppe Sobbrio (ed.), Economic Welfare, International Business and Global Institutional Change, chapter 11, Edward Elgar Publishing.
Most related items
These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.- Niklas Potrafke, 2016.
"Policies against human trafficking: the role of religion and political institutions,"
Economics of Governance, Springer, vol. 17(4), pages 353-386, November.
- Niklas Potrafke, 2013. "Policies against Human Trafficking: The Role of Religion and Political Institutions," CESifo Working Paper Series 4278, CESifo.
- Potrafke, Niklas, 2016. "Policies against human trafficking: the role of religion and political institutions," Munich Reprints in Economics 43533, University of Munich, Department of Economics.
- Cooray, Arusha, 2011. "The role of the government in financial sector development," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 28(3), pages 928-938, May.
- Coşgel, Metin M. & Miceli, Thomas J. & Rubin, Jared, 2012.
"The political economy of mass printing: Legitimacy and technological change in the Ottoman Empire,"
Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 40(3), pages 357-371.
- Metin M. Cosgel & Thomas J. Miceli & Jared Rubin, 2009. "Guns and Books: Legitimacy, Revolt and Technological Change in the Ottoman Empire," Working papers 2009-12, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics.
- Metin M. Cosgel & Thomas J. Miceli & Jared Rubin, 2010. "The Political Economy of Mass Printing: Legitimacy and Technological Change in the Ottoman Empire," Working papers 2010-02, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics, revised Jan 2012.
- Samuel Bazzi & Gabriel Koehler-Derrick & Benjamin Marx, 2020.
"The Institutional Foundations of Religious Politics: Evidence from Indonesia [“The Classical Islamic Law of Waqf: A Concise Introduction”],"
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 135(2), pages 845-911.
- Samuel Bazzi & Gabriel Koehler-Derrick & Benjamin Marx, 2018. "The Institutional Foundations of Religious Politics: Evidence from Indonesia," Working Papers hal-03393120, HAL.
- Samuel Bazzi & Gabriel Koehler-Derrick & Benjamin Marx, 2020. "The Institutional Foundations of Religious Politics: Evidence from Indonesia," Sciences Po Economics Discussion Papers info:hdl:2441/68bdjcjoob8, Sciences Po Departement of Economics.
- Samuel Bazzi & Gabriel Koehler-Derrick & Benjamin Marx, 2020. "The Institutional Foundations of Religious Politics: Evidence from Indonesia," SciencePo Working papers hal-03391857, HAL.
- Samuel Bazzi & Gabriel Koehler-Derrick & Benjamin Marx, 2019. "The Institutional Foundations Of Religious Politics: Evidence From Indonesia," Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series dp-330, Boston University - Department of Economics.
- Samuel Bazzi & Gabriel Koehler-Derrick & Benjamin Marx, 2018. "The Institutional Foundations of Religious Politics: Evidence from Indonesia," NBER Working Papers 25151, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Samuel Bazzi & Gabriel Koehler-Derrick & Benjamin Marx, 2020. "The Institutional Foundations of Religious Politics: Evidence from Indonesia," SciencePo Working papers Main hal-03391857, HAL.
- Samuel Bazzi & Gabriel Koehler-Derrick & Benjamin Marx, 2020. "The Institutional Foundations of Religious Politics: Evidence from Indonesia," Post-Print hal-03391857, HAL.
- Samuel Bazzi & Gabriel Koehler-Derrick & Benjamin Marx, 2018. "The Institutional Foundations of Religious Politics: Evidence from Indonesia," Sciences Po publications 25151, Sciences Po.
- Samuel Bazzi & Gabriel Koehler-Derrick & Benjamin Marx, 2020. "The Institutional Foundations of Religious Politics: Evidence from Indonesia," Sciences Po publications info:hdl:2441/68bdjcjoob8, Sciences Po.
- Samuel Bazzi & Gabriel Koehler-Derrick & Benjamin Marx, 2018. "The Institutional Foundations of Religious Politics: Evidence from Indonesia," SciencePo Working papers Main hal-03393120, HAL.
- Smith, Brock, 2015.
"The resource curse exorcised: Evidence from a panel of countries,"
Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 116(C), pages 57-73.
- Brock Smith, 2013. "The Resource Curse Exorcised: Evidence from a Panel of Countries," Working Papers 63, University of California, Davis, Department of Economics.
- Brock Smith, 2015. "The Resource Curse Exorcised: Evidence from a Panel of Countries," OxCarre Working Papers 165, Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies, University of Oxford.
- Berggren, Niclas & Bjã˜Rnskov, Christian, 2013.
"Does religiosity promote property rights and the rule of law?,"
Journal of Institutional Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 9(2), pages 161-185, June.
- Niclas Berggren & Christian Bjørnskov, 2012. "Does Religiosity Promote Property Rights and the Rule of Law?," ICER Working Papers 02-2012, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research.
- Niclas Berggren & Christian Bjørnskov, 2012. "Does Religiosity Promote Property Rights and the Rule of Law?," Economics Working Papers 2012-08, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University.
- Berggren, Niclas & Bjørnskov, Christian, 2012. "Does Religiosity Promote Property Rights and the Rule of Law?," Working Paper Series 905, Research Institute of Industrial Economics.
- Fiorino, Nadia & Ricciuti, Roberto, 2006. "Risk Determinants of direct democracy across Europe," POLIS Working Papers 66, Institute of Public Policy and Public Choice - POLIS.
- Muhammad Qahraman Kakar, 2021. "Ethnic Disparities, Women Education and Empowerment in South Asia," Erudite Ph.D Dissertations, Erudite, number ph21-01 edited by Manon Domingues Dos Santos, April.
- Antonis Adam & Sofia Tsarsitalidou, 2019. "Do sanctions lead to a decline in civil liberties?," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 180(3), pages 191-215, September.
- Bhattacharyya, Sambit & Hodler, Roland, 2010.
"Natural resources, democracy and corruption,"
European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 54(4), pages 608-621, May.
- Sambit Bhattacharyya & Roland Hodler, 2008. "Natural Resources, Democracy and Corruption," Department of Economics - Working Papers Series 1047, The University of Melbourne.
- Sambit Bhattacharyya & Roland Hodler, 2009. "Natural Resources, Democracy and Corruption," OxCarre Working Papers 020, Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies, University of Oxford.
- Valery Lazarev, 2004.
"Political Rents, Promotion Incentives, and Support for a Non-Democratic Regime,"
Working Papers
882, Economic Growth Center, Yale University.
- Lazarev, Valery, 2004. "Political Rents, Promotion Incentives, and Support for a Non-Democratic Regime," Center Discussion Papers 28381, Yale University, Economic Growth Center.
- Robbert Maseland & André Hoorn, 2011. "Why Muslims like democracy yet have so little of it," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 147(3), pages 481-496, June.
- Ivar Kolstad & Arne Wiig, 2014. "Diversification and democracy," CMI Working Papers 9, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway.
- Gouda, Moamen & Potrafke, Niklas, 2016.
"Gender equality in Muslim-majority countries,"
Economic Systems, Elsevier, vol. 40(4), pages 683-698.
- Moamen Gouda & Niklas Potrafke, 2016. "Gender Equality in Muslim-Majority Countries," CESifo Working Paper Series 5883, CESifo.
- Gouda, Moamen & Potrafke, Niklas, 2016. "Gender equality in Muslim-majority countries," Munich Reprints in Economics 43471, University of Munich, Department of Economics.
- Moamen Gouda & Jerg Gutmann, 2021.
"Islamic constitutions and religious minorities,"
Public Choice, Springer, vol. 186(3), pages 243-265, March.
- Gouda, Moamen & Gutmann, Jerg, 2018. "Islamic constitutions and religious minorities," ILE Working Paper Series 19, University of Hamburg, Institute of Law and Economics.
- Niklas Potrafke, 2013.
"Democracy and countries with Muslim majorities: a reply and update,"
Public Choice, Springer, vol. 154(3), pages 323-332, March.
- Niklas Potrafke, 2012. "Democracy and Countries with Muslim Majorities: A Reply and Update," CESifo Working Paper Series 4039, CESifo.
- Potrafke, Niklas, 2013. "Democracy and countries with Muslim majorities: A reply and update," Munich Reprints in Economics 19270, University of Munich, Department of Economics.
- Panu Poutvaara & Andreas Wagener, 2010.
"The invisible hand plays dice: multiple equilibria in sects markets,"
Public Choice, Springer, vol. 145(3), pages 483-502, December.
- Poutvaara, Panu & Wagener, Andreas, 2010. "The invisible hand plays dice: multiple equilibria in sects markets," Munich Reprints in Economics 19822, University of Munich, Department of Economics.
- Timothy Besley & Masayuki Kudamatsu, 2007.
"Making Autocracy Work,"
STICERD - Development Economics Papers - From 2008 this series has been superseded by Economic Organisation and Public Policy Discussion Papers
48, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE.
- Besley, Tim & Kudamatsu, Masayuki, 2007. "Making Autocracy Work," CEPR Discussion Papers 6371, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Besley, Timothy & Kudamatsu, Masayuki, 2007. "Making autocracy work," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 3764, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
- Pavol Minárik, 2013. "Ekonomie náboženství a její relevance pro ekonomy ve střední Evropě [Economics of Religion and its Relevance for Economists in Central Europe]," Politická ekonomie, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2013(5), pages 691-704.
- Licht, Amir N. & Goldschmidt, Chanan & Schwartz, Shalom H., 2007.
"Culture rules: The foundations of the rule of law and other norms of governance,"
Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 35(4), pages 659-688, December.
- Amir N. Licht & Chanan Goldschmidt & Shalom H. Schwartz, 2003. "Culture Rules: The Foundations of the Rule of Law and Other Norms of Governance," William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series 2003-605, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan.
More about this item
Keywords
Islam; Muslim; Culture; Islamic heartland; Islamic democracy deficit; Islamic freedom deficit; Islamic religious freedom deficit;All these keywords.
Statistics
Access and download statisticsCorrections
All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:kap:pubcho:v:139:y:2009:i:3:p:273-299. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Sonal Shukla or Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.springer.com .
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.