Chapter 7 - Cultural Determinants of Democracy and Dictatorship

Economic progress

________, according to cultural modernization theory, causes certain cultural changes, and these cultural changes lead to democracy.

John Stuart Mill

________ similarly claimed that various cultures were adapted to different political institutions in his debate titled "To What Extent Forms of Government Are a Matter of Choice ..

Primordialists

________ believe that culture exists before and after political activity and that it is unaffected by it.

Putnam

________ used twelve different measures to assess government performance, including cabinet stability, the number of daycare facilities and family clinics, spending on urban development, and the response of municipal bureaucracy to information requests, among others.

urban deterioration

The building of social capital / [and civic culture]/has been accepted as a solution for social problems as disparate as encouraging economic growth in Africa and halting ________ in Los Angeles, from the World Bank to city hall ..

Freedom House metrics

The ________, which we examined in Chapter 5, are also used to determine the amount of democracy.