Autocratic Middle Class

How middle class economic dependence on the state impedes democratization and contributes to authoritarian resilienceConventional wisdom holds that the rising middle classes are a force for democracy. Yet in post-Soviet countries like Russia, where the middle class has grown rapidly, authoritarianism is deepening. Challenging a basic tenet of d

Modul in care dependenta economica a clasei de mijloc de stat impiedica democratizarea si contribuie la rezilienta autoritara Intelepciunea conventionala sustine ca clasele de mijloc in ascensiune sunt o forta pentru democratie. Cu toate acestea, in tarile post-sovietice, cum ar fi Rusia, unde clasa de mijloc a crescut rapid, autoritarismul se adanceste.