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Expectations-Achievement and Overthrows: An Empirical Test of the Relative Deprivation Hypothesis

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  • D N Laband

    (Department of Economics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Cantonsville, MD 21228, USA)

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There is a strong theoretical supposition in the political science literature that civil unrest in a political jurisdiction is a consequence of the ‘relative deprivation’ of the population within its borders. This proposition is tested empirically in this paper, with respect to incidence of attempted coups d'etat across fifty-four countries in 1981. The findings suggest that relative economic deprivation does precipitate political unrest. Social deprivation, as measured by repression of the population, also incites a demand for political change, although repression has a predictable supply-side effect of dampening the population's ability to translate demand for political change into actuality.

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  • D N Laband, 1985. "Expectations-Achievement and Overthrows: An Empirical Test of the Relative Deprivation Hypothesis," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 3(4), pages 417-426, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirc:v:3:y:1985:i:4:p:417-426
    DOI: 10.1068/c030417
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