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Democracy and Development: The Devil in the Details

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Citation

Persson, Torsten, and Guido Tabellini. 2006. "Democracy and Development: The Devil in the Details." American Economic Review, 96 (2): 319-324. DOI: 10.1257/000282806777212396

JEL Classification

  • D72 Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
  • O17 Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
  • O47 Measurement of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence