TOWARD THE SYSTEMATIC STUDY OF TRANSITION

Robert Bates, Karen Ferree, A Robinson, Smita Singh and Anne Wren

No 294051, Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID) Papers from Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government

Abstract: The paper reports on a project in progress which focuses on political transition in Africa, 19704991. Presenting preliminary analyses of measures of political transition, the report establishes: 1. A scale of political transition, based upon the properties of the legislative and presidential branches of government. 2. Measures of the magnitude and nature of political transition, both aggregate and at the country level. 3. Relationships between our measures and those generated by Freedom House. 4. And preliminary analyses of the "determinants" of transition, including political violence and per capita income.

Keywords: Political; Economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 37
Date: 1996-04
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.294051

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