We review the literature on the public choice approach to explaining redistribution policies. The focus is on policies … that are pursued with the sole reason to redistribute initial endowments. Moreover, we restrict ourselves to redistribution … in democracies. In democratic settings, generic redistribution games lack equilibria. Structure-inducing rules that give …

income. We explain this process of democratization as a rational way for incumbent elites to wage war effectively on other …

-market aspirations - and forces the elite to expand redistribution. Along the lines of this trade-off, our theory provides a Lipsetian …The paper reexamines Lipset's theory of democratization, by distinguishing the role of (economic) development from that … accumulation. On the one side, education prompts economic growth and enriches the budget of the autocratic elite. On the other side …

This paper develops a new model of trade policy under dictatorship and democratization. The paper makes two …

democracies; (2) the nature and determinants of modern tax structures; and (3) redistribution in pluralistic societies over …

price shock can push the country into a situation where the elite face a commitment problem that only democratization can …This paper shows how a world price shock can increase the likelihood that democratization must be used to resolve the … threat of revolution. Initially, a ruling elite may be able to use trade policy to maintain political stability. But a world …