Tocqueville effect

English

Etymology

Based on Alexis de Tocqueville's observations on the French Revolution and other reforms.

Proper noun

the Tocqueville effect

  1. The phenomenon that, as social conditions and opportunities improve, social frustration grows more quickly.
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