There are many stories of democracy but little consensus over which variables robustly determine its emergence and … million regressions. The most robust determinants of the transition to democracy are GDP growth (a negative effect), past … countries are less likely to see democracy emerge, although the latter finding is driven entirely by oil producing Muslim …

There are many stories of democracy but little consensus over which variables robustly determine its emergence and … million regressions. The most robust determinants of the transition to democracy are GDP growth (a negative eect), past … countries are less likely to see democracy emerge, although the latter finding is driven entirely by oil producing Muslim …

House indices have been criticized on several grounds, I reinvestigate Rowley and Smith’s finding using the new Democracy …

Africa’s interior-to-coast roads are well suited to export natural resources, but not to support regional trade. Are … networks expanded in a less interior-to-coast way in periods of democracy. This result suggests that Africa’s interior …

Africa's interior-to-coast roads are well suited to export natural resources, but not to support regional trade. Are … networks expanded in a less interior-to-coast way in periods of democracy. This result suggests that Africa's interior … to export natural resources, but not to support regional trade. Are they the optimal response to geography and …

protecting democracy from creeping oligarchy served up one campaign contribution at a time. As evidenced by Town of Greece v …. Galloway, the Supreme Court is not protecting democracy from creeping theocracy served up one public prayer at a time. In both …

A response to “Death of Democracy: An Inevitable Possibility under Capitalism’’ by Rajan Gurukkal (EPW, 25 August 2018 …) seeks to foreground the inherent contradiction between genuine democracy and capitalism. Realising the possibility of system …