The connections between globalization and democracy are a classic question in international political economy and a … positive relationships running both ways between globalization and democracy, though exceptions obtain at particular times …

In this paper we revisit the relationship between democracy, redistribution and inequality. We first explain the … theoretical reasons why democracy is expected to increase redistribution and reduce inequality, and why this expectation may fail … to be realized when democracy is captured by the richer segments of the population; when it caters to the preferences of …

incentives to invest in R&D by internalizing potential externalities. They may also enhance efficiency of standardization by …

methodological challenges by measuring standardization via national penetration of ISO 9000, allowing standardization to manifest via …-signaling augmenting country-pair trade. Yet, ISO-rich nations (most notably European) benefit the most from standardization, while ISO …

most effective ones for processing and aggregating local knowledge. Democracy is a meta-institution for building good …

-30 percent were Mexico to attain a level of democracy comparable to that prevailing in the U.S …