Economic integration and political fragmentation

Grégoire Rota-Graziosi ()
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Grégoire Rota-Graziosi: Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches sur le Développement International(CERDI)
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No 200628, Working Papers from CERDI

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to provide an economic analysis of the relationship between economic integration and political fragmentation. This follows previous contributions from Alesina et al (2000), Casella (2001, Casella and Feinstein (2002), or Leite-Monteiro and Sato (2003). We go a step further than these authors by assuming that economic integration and political fragmentation are both decided by a majority vote. As them, we observe that economic integration involves political fragmentation. But, we establish also that economic integration might be sometimes deterred by the majority to prevent political fragmentation from happening.

Keywords: Economic integration; Public good; Secession; Vote (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24
Date: 2006
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