Book contents
- The Deep Roots of Modern Democracy
- The Deep Roots of Modern Democracy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Detailed Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- I Introduction
- II Maritime Geography
- 3 Harbors and Democracy
- 4 Harbors
- 5 Regional Comparisons
- 6 Global Analyses
- 7 Mechanisms
- III European Diffusion
- IV Alternate Explanations
- V Conclusions
- Appendix A: Variables
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
7 - Mechanisms
from II - Maritime Geography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 September 2022
Book contents
- The Deep Roots of Modern Democracy
- The Deep Roots of Modern Democracy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Detailed Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- I Introduction
- II Maritime Geography
- 3 Harbors and Democracy
- 4 Harbors
- 5 Regional Comparisons
- 6 Global Analyses
- 7 Mechanisms
- III European Diffusion
- IV Alternate Explanations
- V Conclusions
- Appendix A: Variables
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Where previous chapters offered robust evidence of a correlation between natural harbors and democracy, Chapter 7 explores a possible causal relationship between these factors. Several plausible causal pathways are considered: economic development, state size, social diversity, and democratic values. The chapter concludes with a formal mediation analysis of these possible causal mechanisms, finding that there is support for economic development, state size (though attenuated over time), ethnic diversity, and democratic values.
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- The Deep Roots of Modern DemocracyGeography and the Diffusion of Political Institutions, pp. 183 - 208Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022