The economic origins of dictatorship and democracy

The scientific bestseller of economists Daron Asemoglu and James A. Robinson is devoted to the development of conceptual grounds for the analysis of the creation and consolidation of democracy. The authors proceed from the outwardly simple thesis that various social groups prefer various political institutions due to how they distribute political power and resources. So, most citizens prefer democracy, but the elites are opposed to it. However, the dictatorship is unstable when citizens can pose a threat to public unrest and revolution. In response to this, when the price of repressions is significantly high and the promises of concessions are not trustworthy, the elites can be forced to create democracy. Through the democratization of the elite, a confidence in a trusting way transmit political power to citizens, ensuring social stability