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13 The Growth Effect of Democracy: Is It Heterogenous and How Can It Be Estimated?
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Torsten Persson
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- Introduction 1
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I History
- 1 The Impact of Administrative Power on Political and Economic Developments: Toward a Political Economy of Implementation 17
- 2 The Institutional Origins of the Industrial Revolution 64
- 3 Institutions and the Resource Curse in Early Modern Spain 120
- 4 Slavery, Inequality, and Economic Development in the Americas: An Examination of the Engerman-Sokoloff Hypothesis 148
- 5 Economic and Political Inequality in Development: The Case of Cundinamarca, Colombia 181
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II Theory
- 6 The Constitutional Choice of Bicameralism 249
- 7 Economic Development, Insurgency, and Civil War 292
- 8 Party Discipline and Pork-Barrel Politics 329
- 9 Policy Persistence in Multiparty Parliamentary Democracies 361
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III Contemporary Evidence
- 10 Formalizing Informal Institutions 409
- 11 Making Autocracy Work 452
- 12 Democracy, Technology, and Growth 511
- 13 The Growth Effect of Democracy: Is It Heterogenous and How Can It Be Estimated? 544
- List of Contributors 587
- Author Index 589
- Subject Index 597
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- Introduction 1
-
I History
- 1 The Impact of Administrative Power on Political and Economic Developments: Toward a Political Economy of Implementation 17
- 2 The Institutional Origins of the Industrial Revolution 64
- 3 Institutions and the Resource Curse in Early Modern Spain 120
- 4 Slavery, Inequality, and Economic Development in the Americas: An Examination of the Engerman-Sokoloff Hypothesis 148
- 5 Economic and Political Inequality in Development: The Case of Cundinamarca, Colombia 181
-
II Theory
- 6 The Constitutional Choice of Bicameralism 249
- 7 Economic Development, Insurgency, and Civil War 292
- 8 Party Discipline and Pork-Barrel Politics 329
- 9 Policy Persistence in Multiparty Parliamentary Democracies 361
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III Contemporary Evidence
- 10 Formalizing Informal Institutions 409
- 11 Making Autocracy Work 452
- 12 Democracy, Technology, and Growth 511
- 13 The Growth Effect of Democracy: Is It Heterogenous and How Can It Be Estimated? 544
- List of Contributors 587
- Author Index 589
- Subject Index 597