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Why did democracy become the preferred political regime only in the twentieth century?

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A Democracia Tornou-Se a Forma Preferida de Governo Apenas no Século Vinte. a Busca por Motivos Racionais para Entendermos a Razão não é Suficiente. o Autor Procura por um Fato Histórico Novo que Tenha Levado a Essa Mudança de Preferência, Baseado Sucessivamente na Revolução Capitalista e na Perda Gradual do Medo da Expropriação Pela Burguesia. a Revolução Capitalista que Mudou o Modo de Apropriação do Excedente, da Violência para o Mercado, é a Primeira Condição Necessária. Representa Também a Transição do Estado Absoluto para o Estado Liberal. a Segunda Condição é o Desaparecimento do Medo da Expropriação, Permitindo a Transição do Regime Liberal para o Regime Liberal-Democrático. Depois de Estabelecer Estas Duas Condições, ou Estes Dois Fatos Históricos Novos, o Regime Democrático Tornou-Se Rational Choice para Todas as Classes. para os Capitalistas, Democracia é Agora a Forma de Governo que Melhor Assegura o Direito À Propriedade e Aos Contratos. para os Trabalhadores, é a Forma de Governo que Melhor Assegura o Aumento de Salários com Lucros

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  • Bresser-Pereira, Luiz Carlos, 2007. "Why did democracy become the preferred political regime only in the twentieth century?," Textos para discussão 149, FGV EESP - Escola de Economia de São Paulo, Fundação Getulio Vargas (Brazil).
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    1. Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira, 2018. "Growth and distribution: a revised classical model," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 38(1), pages 3-27.
    2. Acemoglu,Daron & Robinson,James A., 2009. "Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy," Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press, number 9780521671422, October.
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    1. Luiz Bresser-Pereira, 2010. "Economics: An Assault on the State," Challenge, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 53(5), pages 57-77.

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