Culture, institutions and democratization

We construct a model of revolution and transition to democracy under individualistic and collectivist cultures. The main result is that, despite facing potentially more challenging collective action problems, countries with individualistic cultures are more likely to end up adopting democracy earlie...

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Published in:Public choice 2021-04, Vol.187 (1/2), p.165-195
Main Authors: Gorodnichenko, Yuriy, Roland, Gerard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autocracy
Collective action
Collectivism
Culture
Democracy
Democratization
Economics
Economics and Finance
Individualism
Political change
Political development
Political Science
Public Finance
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