We provide evidence that a history of democracy at the local level is associated with contemporary democracy at the … national level. Auxiliary estimates show that a tradition of local democracy is also associated with attitudes that favor … democracy, with better quality institutions, and higher level of economic development. -- democracy ; historical persistence …

We provide evidence that a history of democracy at the local level is associated with contemporary democracy at the … national level. Auxiliary estimates show that a tradition of local democracy is also associated with attitudes that favor … democracy, with better quality institutions, and higher level of economic development …

Russia in her transition to democracy, the U.S. government was quite satisfied with making Russia a client state controlled …

instrumental variables, reveals highly significant point estimates of the percentage of cousin marriage on an index of democracy … to a causal effect of marriage patterns on the proper functioning of formal institutions and democracy. The study further …