Health status, nutrition and democratization: a comparative study

• Authors: Steven A. Peterson , Evan Franzese-Peterson

Abstracts

EN

Many factors have been adduced to explain why some states become democracies and others not. Accepted variables predicting democracy include education level, economic development, urbanization, communication networks and so on. This paper will explore two biological variables’ role-nutrition level and health status. Comparative data are used to explore the effects of these variables on level of democracy. Implications are discussed.

Keywords

EN

Health status; nutrition; democratization

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: Reality of Politics
• Year: 2021
• Issue: 16
• Pages: 93-106

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

author

Steven A. Peterson

• School of Public Affairs Penn State Harrisburg Middletown PA 17057

author

Evan Franzese-Peterson

• School of Public Affairs Penn State Harrisburg Middletown PA 17057

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/rop2021207

Biblioteka Nauki

1933343