The Transmission of Democracy: From the Village to the Nation-State /
Giuliano, Paola.
The Transmission of Democracy: From the Village to the Nation-State / Paola Giuliano, Nathan Nunn. - Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2013. - 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white); - NBER working paper series no. w18722 . - Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w18722. .
January 2013.
We provide evidence that a history of democracy at the local level is associated with contemporary democracy at the national level. Auxiliary estimates show that a tradition of local democracy is also associated with attitudes that favor democracy, with better quality institutions, and higher level of economic development.
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The Transmission of Democracy: From the Village to the Nation-State / Paola Giuliano, Nathan Nunn. - Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2013. - 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white); - NBER working paper series no. w18722 . - Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w18722. .
January 2013.
We provide evidence that a history of democracy at the local level is associated with contemporary democracy at the national level. Auxiliary estimates show that a tradition of local democracy is also associated with attitudes that favor democracy, with better quality institutions, and higher level of economic development.
System requirements: Adobe [Acrobat] Reader required for PDF files.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.