{"product_id":"the-autocratic-middle-class-bryn-rosenfeld-9780691192192","title":"The Autocratic Middle Class: How State Dependency Reduces the Demand for Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow middle-class economic dependence on the state impedes democratization and contributes to authoritarian resilience\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConventional wisdom holds that the rising middle classes are a force for democracy. Yet in post-Soviet countries like Russia, where the middle class has grown rapidly, authoritarianism is deepening. Challenging a basic tenet of democratization theory, Bryn Rosenfeld shows how the middle classes can actually be a source of support for autocracy and authoritarian resilience, and reveals why development and economic growth do not necessarily lead to greater democracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn pursuit of development, authoritarian states often employ large swaths of the middle class in state administration, the government budget sector, and state enterprises. Drawing on attitudinal surveys, unique data on protest behavior, and extensive fieldwork in the post-Soviet region, Rosenfeld documents how the failure of the middle class to gain economic autonomy from the state stymies support for political change, and how state economic engagement reduces middle-class demands for democracy and weakens prodemocratic coalitions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Autocratic Middle Class\u003c\/i\u003e makes a vital contribution to the study of democratization, showing how dependence on the state weakens the incentives of key societal actors to prefer and pursue democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bryn Rosenfeld\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691192197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691192192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.00d","brand":"Bryn Rosenfeld","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43942786531583,"sku":"9780691192192","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c941709c-07e1-4e8f-bed2-293f531dec7f.jpg?v=1681494347","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-autocratic-middle-class-bryn-rosenfeld-9780691192192","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}