The Diffusion of Military Dictatorships

Raul Caruso (), Ilaria Petrarca and Roberto Ricciuti

No 35/2012, Working Papers from University of Verona, Department of Economics

Abstract: We show the existence of a diffusion process of military dictatorships in Sub-Saharan Africa from 1972 through 2007, using panel data probit estimation and a Markov chain transition model. This process is shortly-lived, since we observe an overall trend that reduces the number of military regimes. We also find that Manufacturing share of GDP, Primary share of GDP positively affect the probability of military dictatorship, and Openness to trade, whereas the British colonial origin are negatively associated.

Keywords: Military rule; Africa; diffusion of government institutions. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D74 P48 Q34 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012-12
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