central, but still contested, assumption of the political economy literature, left-wing governments redistribute more. In …

two views. Property rights do affect development as suggested by the PoI. However, democracy is mainly an effect of …

political economy model where the effect of democracy on corruption is conditional on income distribution and property rights …This paper presents theoretical and empirical evidence on the nexus between corruption and democracy. We establish a … equality which shows that corruption is a nonlinear function of these variables. The results indicate that democracy will work …

social democracy? And, is it any longer possible to promote a significant redistribution of income in favour of labour … this paper, a detailed quantitative and qualitative analysis of the post-war UK economy is provided which casts doubts on … than the structural dependence argument suggests, and the power resources available to the two main classes in the economy …

This article challenges recent findings that democracy has sizable effects on economic growth. As extensive political … paper focuses on this endogeneity concern. Using a worldwide survey of 165 country-specific democracy experts conducted for … these more exogenous democratizations strongly indicates that democracy does not cause growth. Consequently, the common …