Replication data for: Rent Preservation and the Persistence of Underdevelopment
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Project Citation:
Rajan, Raghuram G. Replication data for: Rent Preservation and the Persistence of Underdevelopment. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2009. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114035V1
Project Description
Summary:
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When citizens in a poor constrained society are unequally endowed,
they are likely to find it hard to agree on reforms, even though the
status quo hurts them collectively. Each citizen group or constituency
prefers reforms that expand its opportunities, but in an unequal society,
this will typically hurt another constituency's rents. Competitive
rent preservation ensures no comprehensive reform path may command
broad support. The roots of underdevelopment may therefore
lie in the natural tendency toward rent preservation in a divided
society. (JEL D72, O10, O17)
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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D72 Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
O10 Economic Development: General
O17 Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
D72 Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
O10 Economic Development: General
O17 Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
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