Economic Development, Democratic Institutions, and Repression in Non-democratic Regimes: Theory and Evidence

Economic Development, Democratic Institutions, and Repression in Non-democratic Regimes: Theory and Evidence

This paper analyzes the utilization of repression and democratic institutions by a non-democratic government striving for political power and private rents. We find that economic development has different impacts on policy choices, depending on whether it appears in the form of rises in income or in...

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Main Authors: Kemnitz, Alexander, Roessler, Martin
Other Authors: Technische Universität Dresden, Fakultät Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden 2017
Subjects:
Modernisierungshypothese
Demokratie
Repression
nicht-demokratische Regierung
Modernization Theory
Democracy
Non-democratic Government
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Volkswirtschaftslehre
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spelling ndltd-DRESDEN-oai-qucosa.de-bsz-14-qucosa-2213452017-03-18T03:32:05Z Economic Development, Democratic Institutions, and Repression in Non-democratic Regimes: Theory and Evidence Kemnitz, Alexander Roessler, Martin Modernisierungshypothese Demokratie Repression nicht-demokratische Regierung Modernization Theory Democracy Repression Non-democratic Government ddc:330 rvk:QC 000 Volkswirtschaftslehre This paper analyzes the utilization of repression and democratic institutions by a non-democratic government striving for political power and private rents. We find that economic development has different impacts on policy choices, depending on whether it appears in the form of rises in income or in education: A higher income level reduces democracy, whereas more education leads to both more democracy and more repression. These theoretical findings are corroborated by panel data regressions. Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden Technische Universität Dresden, Fakultät Wirtschaftswissenschaften 2017-03-17 doc-type:workingPaper application/pdf http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-221345 urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-221345 issn:2510-1196 http://www.qucosa.de/fileadmin/data/qucosa/documents/22134/Kemnitz_and_Roessler_2017_Econ_Dev_Democratic_Instit_and_Repression_CEPIE_WP_04_2017-1.pdf eng dcterms:isPartOf:CEPIE Working Paper ; 04/17
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topic Modernisierungshypothese
Demokratie
Repression
nicht-demokratische Regierung
Modernization Theory
Democracy
Repression
Non-democratic Government
ddc:330
rvk:QC 000
Volkswirtschaftslehre
spellingShingle Modernisierungshypothese
Demokratie
Repression
nicht-demokratische Regierung
Modernization Theory
Democracy
Repression
Non-democratic Government
ddc:330
rvk:QC 000
Volkswirtschaftslehre
Kemnitz, Alexander
Roessler, Martin
Economic Development, Democratic Institutions, and Repression in Non-democratic Regimes: Theory and Evidence
description This paper analyzes the utilization of repression and democratic institutions by a non-democratic government striving for political power and private rents. We find that economic development has different impacts on policy choices, depending on whether it appears in the form of rises in income or in education: A higher income level reduces democracy, whereas more education leads to both more democracy and more repression. These theoretical findings are corroborated by panel data regressions.
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Roessler, Martin
author Kemnitz, Alexander
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title Economic Development, Democratic Institutions, and Repression in Non-democratic Regimes: Theory and Evidence
title_short Economic Development, Democratic Institutions, and Repression in Non-democratic Regimes: Theory and Evidence
title_full Economic Development, Democratic Institutions, and Repression in Non-democratic Regimes: Theory and Evidence
title_fullStr Economic Development, Democratic Institutions, and Repression in Non-democratic Regimes: Theory and Evidence
title_full_unstemmed Economic Development, Democratic Institutions, and Repression in Non-democratic Regimes: Theory and Evidence
title_sort economic development, democratic institutions, and repression in non-democratic regimes: theory and evidence
publisher Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden
publishDate 2017
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