The Transmission of Democracy: From the Village to the Nation-State

Paola Giuliano and Nathan Nunn

American Economic Review, 2013, vol. 103, issue 3, 86-92

Abstract: We provide evidence that a tradition of village democracy is associated with the presence of national democracy today. We also show that a tradition of local democracy is associated with attitudes which are more supportive of democracy, with better quality institutions and with higher levels of economic development. Our findings indicate persistence in democratic institutions over time, and suggest the importance of traditional local institutions for well-functioning national-level institutions.

JEL-codes: D02 D72 J11 O17 O43 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
Note: DOI: 10.1257/aer.103.3.86
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