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When is Democracy an Equilibrium? : Theory and Evidence from Colombia's "La Violencia"
Chacon, Mario - 2007
The conventional wisdom in political science is that for a democracy to be consolidated, all groups must have a chance to attain power. If they do not then they will subvert democracy and choose to fight for power. In this paper we show that this wisdom is seriously incomplete because it...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012778083
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When is Democracy an Equilibrium? : Theory and Evidence from Colombia's "La Violencia"
Chacon, Mario - 2006
The conventional wisdom in political science is that for a democracy to be consolidated, all groups must have a chance to attain power. If they do not then they will subvert democracy and choose to fight for power. In this paper we show that this wisdom is seriously incomplete because it...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012465870
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When is Democracy an Equilibrium?: Theory and Evidence from Colombia's "La Violencia"
Robinson, James Alan; Torvik, Ragnar; Chacon, Mario - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2006
The conventional wisdom in political science is that for a democracy to be consolidated, all groups must have a chance to attain power. If they do not then they will subvert democracy and choose to fight for power. In this paper we show that this wisdom is seriously incomplete because it...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005710353
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A political economy theory of the soft budget constraint
Robinson, James A.; Torvik, Ragnar - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003311075
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When is democracy an equilibrium? : Theory and evidence from Colombia's La Violencia
Chacón, Mario; Robinson, James A.; Torvik, Ragnar - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003330752
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Endogenous presidentialism
Robinson, James A.; Torvik, Ragnar - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793369
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The real swing voter's curse
Robinson, James A.; Torvik, Ragnar - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003823118
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When is democracy an equilibrium? : Theory and evidence from Colombia's 'La Violencia'
Chacón, Mario; Robinson, James A.; Torvik, Ragnar - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003409197
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Institutional comparative statics
Robinson, James A.; Torvik, Ragnar - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009158810
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Why do voters dismantle checks and balances?
Acemoglu, Daron; Robinson, James A.; Torvik, Ragnar - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009259739