ABSTRACT The literature on economic determinants of democratization has identified most importantly the positive effect of economic development and the negative effect of income inequality. We confirm these results using more recent data and dynamic panel models. In this regard, the 2018 World Inequality Report has noted that inequality is highest in the Middle East, where it has stayed stable at that high level for the past several decades.

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不平等加剧和民主化

摘要关于民主化的经济决定因素的文献最重要地确定了经济发展的积极影响和收入不平等的消极影响。我们使用最新数据和动态面板模型来确认这些结果。在这方面，《 2018年世界不平等报告》指出，不平等现象在中东是最高的，在过去几十年中，中东地区的不平等现象一直保持稳定。