democratization in the sense of expansion of the elite leads to an increased investment in state capacity and to a reduction in … changes may lead either to democratization or to the entrenchment of an immovable elite … a policy variable, and we study the evolution of state capacity when policy is chosen by an elite. We show that …

We study democratization, coups and trade policy determination in an environment marked by intra-elite conflict over … elite may respond to popular revolts by reallocating political power within the elite rather than offering democratization …-Robinson model of democratization. Unlike the approaches taken in the previous literature, we study the simultaneous determination of …

This paper develops a politico-economic model for use in studying the role of intra-elite conflict in the simultaneous … determination of a country's political regime, trade policy and income-tax-based redistribution scheme. Three socioeconomic groups … are involved: two elite groups and workers, whose preferences regarding trade policy and income taxation are derived from …

This paper develops a politico-economic model for use in studying the role of intra-elite conflict in the simultaneous … determination of a country's political regime, trade policy and income-tax-based redistribution scheme. Three socioeconomic groups … are involved: two elite groups and workers, whose preferences regarding trade policy and income taxation are derived from …

This paper develops a politico-economic model for use in studying the role of intra-elite conflict in the simultaneous … determination of a country’s political regime, trade policy and income-tax-based redistribution scheme. Three socioeconomic groups … are involved: two elite groups and workers, whose preferences regarding trade policy and income taxation are derived from …