Social mobility and political transitions
Journal Article (Review;Journal)
I address the role of social mobility in political transitions. I develop a political economy model of regime transitions that incorporates social mobility as a key feature of the economy capturing the political attitudes toward redistribution. I show that social mobility facilitates democratization by reducing the conflict over redistribution between the rich and the poor. Furthermore, it facilitates democratic consolidation by reducing the likelihood of a coup under democracy. On the other hand, social mobility helps to keep an authoritarian regime stable by reducing the likelihood of mass movements against political elites. Copyright © 2005 Sage Publications.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Leventoǧlu, B
Published Date
- October 1, 2005
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 17 / 4
Start / End Page
- 465 - 496
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0951-6298
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1177/0951629805056897
Citation Source
- Scopus