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positive association between democracy and economic growth is driven by endogenous democratization episodes (i.e., due to …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 …

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Defender, not promoter : the limits to the African Union's pursuit of democratic consolidation

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Independently of the fact that the replacement of overtly authoritarian regimes in many African countries appeared to presage fundamental political change, a closer examination of democratic trends since the establishment of the African Union (AU) paints a less promising picture. In this paper,...

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On the weights of nations : assigning voting weights in a heterogeneous union

Barberà, Salvador; Jackson, Matthew O. - 2004

Consider a voting procedure where countries, states, or districts comprising a union each elect representatives who then participate in later votes at the union level on their behalf. The countries, provinces, and states may vary in their populations and composition. If we wish to maximize the...

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