Intro; Acknowledgments; Preface; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The Concept of Legitimacy; 2.1 The Object of Legitimacy; 2.2 The Subject of Legitimacy; 2.3 The Perspectives of Legitimacy; 2.3.1 The Macro Perspective; 2.3.2 The Micro Perspective; 2.4 The Dimensions of Legitimacy; 2.4.1 Derivation of the Dimensions of State Legitimacy; 2.4.2 Aggregation Strategy; 2.5 Summary; 3 Legitimacy and its Measurement: A Literature Overview; 3.1 The Measures of Legitimacy; 3.2 Data Sources; 3.2.1 Data Sources for Attitudes; 3.2.2 Data Sources for Behavior

3.3 Measurement3.3.1 Unidimensional Measurement Approaches; 3.3.2 Multidimensional Measurement Approaches; 3.4 Summary; 4 The Determinants of Legitimacy: Concepts and Literature Overview; 4.1 Input, Output, and Throughput Legitimacy; 4.1.1 The Basic Concept: Input and Output Legitimacy; 4.1.2 Adding Throughput Legitimacy; 4.1.3 Other Classifications of Legitimacy's Determinants; 4.2 Variables to Address Legitimacy; 4.2.1 System-Level Variables; 4.2.2 Individual-Level Variables; 4.3 Summary and Outlook; 5 The Determinants of Legitimacy: A Basic Model

5.1 A Basic Model at the System Level Based on Gilley's Legitimacy Scores5.1.1 Methodological Issues; 5.1.2 Results; 5.2 Norris' Legitimacy Scores
An Alternative Legitimacy Measure; 5.2.1 Robustness of the Basic Model: OLS Estimates; 5.2.2 Robustness of the Basic Model: Multi-Level Analysis; 5.3 Summary of the Basic Model; 6 Economic Freedom and Legitimacy; 6.1 The Concept of Economic Freedom; 6.1.1 Definition of Economic Freedom; 6.1.2 Economic Planning Versus Economic Freedom; 6.1.3 Economic Freedom as Individual Responsibility; 6.2 Areas of Economic Freedom: Theory and Measurement

6.2.1 The First Area: Legal System and Property Rights6.2.2 The Second Area: Size of Government; 6.2.3 The Third Area: Sound Money; 6.2.4 The Fourth Area: Freedom to Trade Internationally; 6.2.5 The Fifth Area: Regulation; 6.2.6 Summarizing the Hypotheses; 6.2.7 Alternative Arguments; 6.2.8 Summary; 6.3 Empirical Investigations at the Country Level; 6.3.1 Methodological Issues; 6.3.2 Results; 6.3.3 Summary and Discussion of the Results; 6.4 Analyses at the Individual Level; 6.4.1 Data and Method; 6.4.2 Results; 6.4.3 Summary and Discussion; 7 Final Summary and Conclusion; Appendices

Appendix A
Legitimacy and System StabilityAppendix B
Legitimacy Definitions; Appendix C
Items to Measure Legitimacy; Appendix D
Gilley's Legitimacy Scores; Appendix E
Substitutive and Constitutive Indicators; Appendix F
Norris' Legitimacy Scores; Appendix G
Legitimacy and GDP per Capita; Appendix H
Legitimacy and HDI; Appendix I
Legitimacy and the Growth Rate; Appendix J
Marginal Effect of Democracy; Appendix K
Predicted and Actual Legitimacy Scores (Gilley); Appendix L
Low-Income and High-Income Countries (Gilley)

Appendix M
Predicted and Actual Legitimacy Scores (Norris)