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- W194679461 abstract "In this paper we articulate two reasons why regions of the world are important in comparative politics: causal heterogeneity by region and intra-regional dissemination and diffusion. The first section of the paper argues that little work in comparative politics has shown that regions are sometimes important units of analysis. In sections two and three we illustrate causal heterogeneity, showing that the effects of per capita income on democracy have been different in Latin America than in other regions of the world. Sections four and five address intra-regional dissemination and diffusion of democratic and authoritarian regimes. For Latin America, intraregional dissemination has been stronger than cross-regional dissemination, and we briefly explore the reasons for this phenomenon. We emphasize the need to avoid simplistic generalizations about regions as homogeneous entities while at the same time giving them a prominent role in some research questions. At a broad methodological level, regional specificities suggest the need for caution about universalistic generalizations and indicate the need to consider causal heterogeneity, domain restrictions, and bounded generalizations. Valerie Bunce, Michael Coppedge, Frances Hagopian, Mala Htun, Wendy Hunter, Gerardo Munck, Susan Stokes, Kurt Weyland, and seminar participants at the Pompeu Fabra University gave us valuable criticisms on earlier drafts of this paper." @default.
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- W194679461 date "2007-06-01" @default.
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- W194679461 title "Why Regions of the World Are Important: Regional Specificities and Region-Wide Diffusion of Democracy" @default.
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