Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. List of Illustrations xi
4. List of Tables xiii
5. Preface and Acknowledgments xvii
6. Introduction: Regime Change during the Third Wave: From Dictatorship to Democracy and Back 1
7. Part I: Inequality and Transitions to Democracy
8. Chapter 1 Inequality and Transitions to Democracy 29
9. Part II: Pathways to Democracy
10. Chapter 2 Modeling Democratic Transitions: Distributive Conflict and Elite Processes 61
11. Chapter 3 Distributive Conflict Transitions: Institutions and Collective Action 96
12. Chapter 4 Elite- Led Transitions: International Factors and Politics at the Top 142
13. Chapter 5 Transition Paths and the Quality of Democracy 173
14. Part III: Reversions from Democratic Rule
15. Chapter 6 Inequality, Development, and the Weak Democracy Syndrome 219
16. Chapter 7 Pathways to Authoritarian Rule 270
17. Chapter 8 Learning from Anomalies: Low- Income Survivors, Middle- Income Reverters 301
18. Conclusion: Whither Democracy? 339
19. References 359
20. Index 387