This paper describes institutions of direct democracy between 1997 and 2003 in 26 Swiss cantons (states), specifically … the statutory initiative and referendum, the constitutional initiative, and the fiscal referendum. In particular, it …-legislative institutions are distinguished. This paper also provides calculations of the index and sub-indices of direct democracy for the …

. By relying on a sample of more than 1,200 notarized records, the article shows that institutions had an important effect …

institutions also influences economic growth and the ability of a country to attract trade and foreign direct investment …. Consequently, when institutions of FSU and sub-Saharan countries develop to the point they become attractive to traders and … commit credibly to increasing capacities of their state institutions with a view to supporting property-based rule of law and …