We exploit three natural experiments in Argentina in order to determine if legislative malapportionment is the cause of … these results are attributable to two of Argentina's institutional characteristics: first, the predominance of the executive …

Mali long seemed a model, low-income democracy. Yet, in a few short weeks in early 2012, more than half of the … elements of vertical accountability that are necessary for democracy. On the other hand, aid was not very successful at …

We examine the effect of the interaction between resource rents and democracy on corruption for a panel of 29 Sub …

Mali long seemed a model, low-income democracy. Yet, in a few short weeks in early 2012, more than half of the … elements of vertical accountability that are necessary for democracy. On the other hand, aid was not very successful at … ; democracy ; foreign aid ; military coup ; inequality …

Machterhaltungsrestriktion in einer Demokratie bindend, in einer Diktatur dagegen nicht. Der Aufsatz liefert damit eine weitere theoretische … Erklärung für die positive Korrelation zwischen Demokratie und Wohlstand, die sich im Querschnittsvergleich zeigt. … provides one more theoretical explanation for the positive correlation between the de-gree of democracy and prosperity in cross …

Group-based identity undermines democracy by impeding democratic change of government. A substantial literature has … therefore studied how to make democracy consistent with group identity. We contribute to this literature by introducing the role … or replacement of local government because of disfunctionality. Our general contribution is to show how democracy can …

Group-based identity undermines democracy by impeding democratic change of government. A substantial literature has … therefore studied how to make democracy consistent with group identity. We contribute to this literature by introducing the role … or replacement of local government because of disfunctionality. Our general contribution is to show how democracy can …