Publication: The Transmission of Democracy: From the Village to the Nation-State
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2013
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Giuliano, Paola, and Nathan Nunn. 2013. “The Transmission of Democracy: From the Village to the Nation-State.” American Economic Review 103 (3) (May): 86–92. doi:10.1257/aer.103.3.86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/aer.103.3.86.
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We provide evidence that a tradition of village democracy is associated with the presence of national democracy today. We also show that a tradition of local democracy is associated with attitudes which are more supportive of democracy, with better quality institutions and with higher levels of economic development. Our findings indicate persistence in democratic institutions over time, and suggest the importance of traditional local institutions for well-functioning national-level institutions.
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