Macro-Structural Determinants of Political Freedom in Developing Countries: A Cross National Analysis

Autor/in	Tsai, Ming-Chang
Titel	Macro-Structural Determinants of Political Freedom in Developing Countries: A Cross National Analysis
Quelle	In: Social Indicators Research, 76 (2006) 2, S.317-340 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0303-8300
DOI	10.1007/s11205-005-0207-9
Schlagwörter	Political Issues; Freedom; Developing Nations; Civil Rights; Public Policy; Social Structure; Political Influences; Social Studies; Economic Development; Comparative Analysis; Economic Impact; Context Effect; Predictor Variables; Policy Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Politischer Faktor; Freiheit; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Öffentliche Ordnung; Sozialstruktur; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Gemeinschaftskunde; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Ökonomische Determinanten; Prädiktor; Politikfeldanalyse
Abstract	This study attempts to evaluate the impacts of macro-structural factors on political freedom in developing countries (DCs). Political freedom is conceptualized as civil liberty and political rights the general population of a society can enjoy in influencing public policy. The Freedom House indexes are used as measures of freedom. In explaining the individual countries' differences in political freedom, this study considers the following factors: regime types, level of development, social structure, fractionalization, the state and military influence and external economic dependence. Empirical modeling of 118 DCs with regression techniques and ordered logit methods demonstrates that besides the regime effects, economic development generates favorable influence, while a large poor population and military spending produce negative impact on freedom. In the concluding section, we discuss the theoretical implications in comparative perspective. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10