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Compensation-Theory in the Context of Classical and Contemporary Conception of Modernization Process: Dualistic Model of Modernity, Proposed by Odo Marquard and Hermann Lubbe

Rumiantseva, Maria V. - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2015

. It also contributes fruitfullyto the discussion about modernization and modernity …

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From Open to Secret Ballot: Vote Buying and Modernization

Aidt, T.S.; Jensen, P.S. - Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge - 2012

The secret ballot is one of the cornerstones of democracy. We contend that the historical process of modernization … ballot reform in Western Europe and the Americas during the 19th and 20th centuries to establish that modernization was … parliamentary constituencies to substantiate the hypothesis that modernization made vote buying uneconomical. …

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Communism and Economic Modernization

Harrison, Mark - Department of Economics, University of Warwick - 2012

The paper examines the range of national experiences of communist rule in terms of the aspiration to ‘overtake and outstrip the advanced countries economically’. It reviews the causal beliefs of the rulers, the rise and fall of their economies (or, in the case of China, its continued rise),...

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Network Composition, Individual Social Capital And Culture: Comparing Traditional And Post-Modernized Ethnic Groups

Hauberer, Julia; Tatarko, Alexander - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2014

This article deals with the influence of cultural background on the sources of social capital. We analyse four different culture groups – Czechs and Russians representing post-modernized cultures and Dagestanis and Chechens representing traditional cultures. Applying univariate comparisons and...

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Critical Junctures: Independence Movements and Democracy in Africa

Wantchekon, Leonard; Garcia-Ponce, Omar - Department of Economics, University of Warwick - 2013

We show that current levels of democracy in Africa are linked to the nature of its independence movements. Using different measures of political regimes and historical data on anti-colonial movements, we find that countries that experienced rural insurgencies tend to have autocratic regimes,...

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Successful aging: a cross-national study of subjective well-being later in life

Zelikova, Julia - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2013

suggest that the degree of modernization influences SWB levels very strongly. For older people, the country in which they live …

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Transformations In The Rural Life In Russian Belgorod Region In 2000-2013 Through “Modernization” Theoretical Perspective: Increasing Material Well-Being, Growing Individualism And...

Efendiev, Azer G.; Sorokin, Pavel S.; Kozlova, Maria A. - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2014

transformations are seen through the prism of “modernization” concept: agroholdings promote advanced agricultural technologies … modernization in Belgorod region. The traditional understanding of “modernization” in sociology implies a progressive transition … modernization processes might be painful for the local communities and for the society in general. Hence, reflecting on both …

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Attitudes Towards Gender Equality And Perception Of Democracy In The Arab World

Kostenko, Veronica; Kuzmichev, Pavel; Ponarin, Eduard - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2014

. On the one hand, people are becoming more educated, urbanized etc., which means the continuation of modernization. On the …

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Modernization and Variations in Emancipative Values in European Societies in 1995-2008: Test of Inglehart’s Socialization Hypothesis

Savelyev, Yuriy - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2014

This paper reveals variations in value change (namely the substitution of materialist priorities for post-materialist) in Europe, and substantiates that post-socialist societies follow a similar path of development to advanced Western Europe. The linear decomposition analysis showed that...

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