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This paper discusses some aspects of the changing relationship between thestudy of economic history and development …, the development history of the advanced countries wasfrequently studied with a view to deriving lessons for development … different. There is much less overlapbetween the fields of development and history, historians have largelyretreated from the …
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This Report is about Reforming pensions in China, Chile and elsewhere.
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This bold, imaginative book advances an entirely new theory of voters’ behavior.The starting point for this theory is that individuals are endowed with a set of beliefs, ora worldview, and derive psychological benefits from acting in accordance with these beliefs.However, the beliefs of most...
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Empirical evidence suggests that the natural-resource curse operates through the behaviorof the political elite, yet there are few models that convincingly illustrate the mechanismat work. I present a model where natural-resource abundance generates power struggles,thereby increasing the...
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Mass media can play a key role in enabling citizens to monitor the actions of incumbents and to use this information in their voting decisions. Thiscan lead to government which is more accountable and responsive to itscitizens’ needs. In spite of the intuitive plausibility of the proposition,...
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