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God does not play dice, but people should : random selection in politics, science and society

Frey, Bruno S.; Steiner, Lasse - 2014

This paper discusses and proposes random selection as a component in decision-making in society. Random procedures have played a significant role in history, especially in classical Greece and the medieval city-states of Italy. We examine the important positive features of decisions by random...

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The return of the prodigy son : do return migrants make better leaders?

Mercier, Marion - 2013

of democracy in his country during his tenure. This effect is shown to be independent from the leader's education level …, as well as from his profession. Moreover, it is mainly driven by countries with a poor initial level of democracy. These …

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The curvilinear effects of economic development on domestic terrorism

Boehmer, Charles R.; Daube, Mark - In: Peace economics, peace science and public policy 19 (2013) 3, pp. 359-368

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Indonesian politics in 2013 : the emergence of new leadership?

McRae, Dave - In: Bulletin of Indonesian economic studies 49 (2013) 3, pp. 289-304

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On the implications of trade openness, foreign aid and democracy for Wagner's law in developing countries : panel data evidence from West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ)

Sakyi, Daniel - In: The journal of developing areas 47 (2013) 2, pp. 319-339

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Does democracy have a different impact on corruption in Africa?

Musila, Jacob Wanjala - In: Journal of African business 14 (2013) 1/3, pp. 162-170

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The democratic window of opportunity : evidence from riots in sub-Saharan Africa

Aidt, Toke; Leon, Gabriel - 2014

We show that drought-induced changes in the intensity of riots lead to moves towards democracy in sub-Saharan Africa …

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Does the African middle class defend democracy? : evidence from Kenya

Cheeseman, Nic - 2014

Barrington Moore's famous line 'no bourgeoisie, no democracy' is one of the most quoted claims in political science …

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Some remarks on preference revelation for public goods

Da Empoli, Domenico - In: Journal of public finance and public choice : JPFPC 30 (2012) 1/3, pp. 159-168

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Female empowerment as a core driver of democratic development : a dynamic panel model from 1980 to 2005

Wyndow, Paula; Li, Jianghong; Mattes, Eugen - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 52 (2013), pp. 34-54

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