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There are two innovations in the paper as compared to the previous literature on democracy and growth. First, we … consider not only the level of democracy, but also changes in this level in the 1970s-1990s as measured by increments of … Freedom House political rights indices. Second, the distinction is made between democracy and law and order (order based on …
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level of democracy is taken into account, but also changes in this level in the 1970s-1990s as measured by the political … rights indices of the Freedom House. Second, the distinction is made between the rule of law and democracy, the rule of law …
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There are two innovations in the paper as compared to the previous literature on democracy and growth. First, we … consider not only the level of democracy, but also changes in this level in the 1970s-1990s as measured by increments of … Freedom House political rights indices. Second, the distinction is made between democracy and law and order (order based on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008494207
regimes and increases the chances of return to authoritarianism. The instability of democracy also leads to the deterioration … theoretic model that demonstrates instability of democracy under poor institutions and high income inequality. …
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welfare theory and since then mathematicians have been damaging democracy. My book Voting Theory for Democracy (VTFD) tries to …Economic theory needs a stronger defence against unwise application of mathematics. Mathematicians are trained for … pupils and students, in finance by neglecting real world risks that contribute to a world crisis, or in voting theory where …
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Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem in social choice finds different interpretations. Bordes-Tideman (1991) and Tideman (2006) suggest that collective rationality would be an illusion and that practical voting procedures do not tend to require completeness or transitivity. Colignatus (1990 and 2011)...
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explain why resource abundance may lead to instability of democracy in some countries, but does not create any difficulties … to corruption (a measure of the institutional quality). The probability of the democracy preservation is decreasing in …
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We suggest a dynamic game theoretic model to explain why resource abundance may lead to instability of democracy … Autocrat down. It is shown that the probability of democracy preservation is decreasing in the amount of resources if the … low institutional quality, a paradoxical effect takes place: the probability of democracy preservation may decrease with …
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explain why resource abundance may lead to instability of democracy in some countries, but does not create any difficulties … creates a prerequisite for resource owners to have dominant economic power. If institutions are weak under democracy, the … the model exploration are as follows. The probability of democracy preservation is decreasing in the amount of resources …
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This paper analyzes economic policies in resource rich countries and various mechanisms of resource curse leading to a potentially inefficient use of resources. Arguments are provided in favor of "conditional resource curse" hypothesis: resource abundance hampers growth if institutions of a...
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