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

Paola Giuliano and Nathan Nunn

No 7156, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: democracy; local institutions; historical persistence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N30 P0 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15 pages
Date: 2013-01
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Published - published in: American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings, 2013, 103 (3), 86-92

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