Tocqueville effect

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

the Tocqueville effect

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