MEASURING POLYARCHY

被引：89

作者：

COPPEDGE, M

REINICKE, WH

机构：

[1] YALE UNIV, NEW HAVEN, CT 06520 USA

[2] BROOKINGS INST, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA

来源：

STUDIES IN COMPARATIVE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 1990年 / 25卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1007/BF02716905

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

The authors have developed a scale based on Robert Dahl's concept of polyarchy. The scale measures the degree to which national political systems meet the minimum requirements for political democracy, where real-world "democracies" rather than abstract ideals are the, standard. The Polyarchy Scale is constructed from indicators of freedom of expression, freedom of organization, media pluralism, and the holding of fair elections. The scale is (1) well grounded in democratic theory, (2) world-wide in scope., (3) demonstrably valid, (4) solves problems of weighting indicators and (5) is easy to interpret and replicate., Some limitations in the scale's applicability are discussed and suggestions are made for improvements and future research. © 1990 Springer.

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