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Why some democracies are headed by a monarch?
Tridimas, George - International Centre for Economic Research (ICER) - 2014
The paper inquires why in some countries traditionally ruled by absolute monarchs the monarchy survived in the form of constitutional monarchy but not in others. It considers constitutional monarchy as a negotiated settlement between the king and a liberal opposition to share office rents, while...
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War and the political zeitgeist: Evidence from the history of female suffrage
Hicks, Daniel L. - In: European Journal of Political Economy 31 (2013) C, pp. 60-81
limited. This paper examines the hypothesis that international wars accelerated democratization by fostering political …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010682536
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Democratisation in Africa: The Role of Self-Enforcing Constitutional Rules
Plessis, Sophia du; Jansen, Ada; Siebrits, Krige - Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA) - 2014
Following several decades during which violent civil conflict was common in African countries, the period from 1990 onwards was notably marked by a spreading and deepening of adherence to democratic principles. However, it is true to say that many African countries are still experiencing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010888686
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The Origins of Democracy : A Model with Application to Ancient Greece
Fleck, Robert K.; Hanssen, F. Andrew - 2002
This paper seeks to provide an improved understanding of the origins of democracy. It begins by developing a … the magnitude of those time-inconsistency problems and, hence, the likelihood of democracy. A comparison of ancient Greek … city-states suggests that the conditions under which democracy first emerged support the model. Other potential …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014112734
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Are Voters Sensitive to Terrorism?: Direct Evidence from the Israeli Electorate
Berrebi, Claude; Klor, Esteban F. - RAND - 2008
This paper relies on the variation of terror attacks across time and space as an instrument to identify the causal effects of terrorism on the preferences of the Israeli electorate. The authors find that the occurrence of a terror attack within three months of the elections is associated with a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005545533
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How to Get the Snowball Rolling and Extend the Franchise: Voting on the Great Reform Act of 1832
Aidt, T.S.; Franck, R. - Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge - 2008
This paper suggests a new approach to analyze the causes of franchise extension. Based on a new dataset, it provides a detailed econometric study of the Great Reform Act of 1832 in the United Kingdom. The econometric analysis yields four main results. First, modernization theory only receives...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005650520
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Democratization via elections in an African 'narco state'? : the case of Guinea-Bissau
Kohnert, Dirk - 2010
, did not contribute to democratization nor to the stabilization of volatile political, military and economic structures … based on dubious concepts. Certainly, the impact of drug trafficking could endanger democratization and state-building if …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011334813
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Is there a fiscal resource curse? Resource rents, fiscal capacity, and political institutions in developing economies
Masi, Tania; Savoia, Antonio; Sen, Kunal - 2020
States' fiscal capacity plays a pivotal role in developing economies, but it is less clear what its determinants are or what explains cross-country differences. We focus on the impact of natural resources. Standard arguments suggest that natural resources rents may reduce incentives to invest in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012423997
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The political economy of the 'resource curse': A development perspective
Savoia, Antonio; Sen, Kunal - 2020
This paper reviews the recent literature on the developmental effects of resource abundance, assessing likely effects and channels with respect to income inequality, poverty, education, and health. To date, this area has received less analysis although it is relevant to the Sustainable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012424110
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State Repression, Exit, and Voice
Bühler, Mathias; Madestam, Andreas - 2023
What is the political legacy of state repression? Using local variation in state repression during the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia, we investigate the effects of repression on political beliefs and behavior. We find that past state repression decreases votes for an authoritarian incumbent...
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