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The Consequences of Radical Reform : The French Revolution
Acemoglu, Daron; Cantoni, Davide; Robinson, James A.; … - 2009
the 1790s and later under Napoleon invaded and controlled large parts of Europe. Together with invasion came various …
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Indirect Rule and State Weakness in Africa : Sierra Leone in Comparative Perspective
Acemoglu, Daron; Chaves, Isaías N.; Robinson, James A.; … - 2014
A fundamental problem for economic development is that most poor countries have 'weak state' which are incapable or unwilling to provide basic public goods such as law enforcement, order, education and infrastructure. In Africa this is often attributed to the persistence of 'indirect rule' from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012458573
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War, Socialism and the Rise of Fascism : An Empirical Exploration
Acemoglu, Daron - 2020
The recent ascent of right-wing populist movements in many countries has rekindled interest in understanding the causes of the rise of Fascism in inter-war years. In this paper, we argue that there was a strong link between the surge of support for the Socialist Party after World War I (WWI) and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012481158
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Economic Backwardness in Political Perspective
Acemoglu, Daron - 2002
We construct a simple model where political elites may block technological and institutional development, because of a 'political replacement effect'. Innovations often erode elites' incumbency advantage, increasing the likelihood that they will be replaced. Fearing replacement, political elites...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012469884
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Cross-Country Inequality Trends
Acemoglu, Daron - 2002
much less, in (continental) Europe over the same time period. I review the two most popular explanations for these … differential trends: that relative supply of skills increased faster in Europe, and that European labor market institutions … where labor market institutions creating wage compression in Europe also encourage more investment in technologies …
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