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The Indigenous Roots of Representative Democracy
Bentzen, Jeanet Sinding - 2015
Europe a positive impulse towards the development of representative democracy. It shows that contemporary regimes are shaped …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013022172
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Economic Backwardness in Political Perspective
Acemoglu, Daron; Robinson, James A. - 2021
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/10013246644
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The Rise of Europe : Atlantic Trade, Institutional Change and Economic Growth
Acemoglu, Daron; Johnson, Simon; Robinson, James A. - 2021
This paper documents that the Rise of (Western) Europe between 1500 and 1850 is largely accounted for by the growth of …. Atlantic trade and colonialism affected Europe both directly, and indirectly by inducing institutional changes. In particular …, thus enabling new merchants in these countries to benefit from Atlantic trade. Therefore, the Rise of Europe was largely …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013246977
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The Consequences of Radical Reform : The French Revolution
Acemoglu, Daron; Cantoni, Davide; Johnson, Simon; … - 2022
the 1790s and later under Napoleon invaded and controlled large parts of Europe. Together with invasion came various …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014209326