61. Measuring democracy

This chapter summarizes the literature on the measurement of democracy. I proceed in two steps. In the first part, I describe the classical approach for producing a measure of democracy and sketch an alternative approach. The second part provides an overview of existing democracy indices.

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Year of publication:	2025
Authors:	Krieger, Tommy
Published in:	Elgar encyclopedia of public choice. - Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing, ISBN 978-1-80220-775-0. - 2025, p. 425-432
Subject:	Demokratie \| Democracy \| Einkommensverteilung \| Income distribution \| Entwicklungsländer \| Developing countries \| Entwicklung \| Economic development

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Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.4337/9781802207750.00066 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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