Political violence and endogenous growth

Macartan Humphreys

World Development, 2022, vol. 159, issue C

Abstract: I provide an illustration of a dynamic version of Robert Bates’ conjecture that technologies of coercion can be critical to generate prosperity. The model provides support for the conjecture under specified conditions, generates implications for growth paths, including transitions away from coercive strategies, and has implications for the evolution of inequality.

Keywords: Political economy of development; Conflict; Violence; Endogenous growth; Collective Action (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2022.105993

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