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Modernization, cultural change, and democracy : the human development sequence /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Inglehart, Ronald
Other Authors: Welzel, Christian, 1964-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Social change.
Social values.
Democratization.
Democracy.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • A revised theory of modernization
  • Value change and the persistence of cultural traditions
  • Exploring the unknown : predicting mass responses
  • Intergenerational value change
  • Value changes over time
  • Individualism, self-expression values, and civic virtues
  • The causal link between democratic values and democratic institutions : theoretical discussion
  • The causal link between democratic values and democratic institutions : empirical analyses
  • Social forces, collective action, and international events
  • Individual-level values and system-level democracy : the problem of cross-level analysis
  • Elements of a prodemocratic civic culture
  • Gender equality, emancipative values, and democracy
  • The implications of human development
  • An emancipative theory of democracy.