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An Autocratic Middle-Class in Azerbaijan: Does State Dependency Lead to Authoritarian Resiliency

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  • Nahmadova, Firuza

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It is often assumed in the ’political economy research of the last decade, as well as by theories on democratization waves and the fall of authoritarian states, that the rise of a middle class eventually leads to a democratic transition. Throughout the 20th century, many democratic transitions were led by mass mobilizations of the middle classes. Middle-class movements and industrial worker groups were associated with higher democratic support and mobilization from 1900 to 2013 (NAVCO 2014). In her book The Autocratic Middle Class: How State Dependency Reduces the Demand for Democracy (2020), Bryn Rosenfeld studies this relationship in the post-Soviet region. A large portion of this article is based on her research.

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  • Nahmadova, Firuza, 2021. "An Autocratic Middle-Class in Azerbaijan: Does State Dependency Lead to Authoritarian Resiliency," MPRA Paper 110330, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:110330
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    Keywords

    Azerbaijan; middle class; income inequality; democracy; regime change;
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    JEL classification:

    • H13 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Economics of Eminent Domain; Expropriation; Nationalization
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
    • O53 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Asia including Middle East

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