Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson, Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy

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Peter J. Boettke

George Mason University - Department of Economics; Mercatus Center at George Mason University

Date Written: October 1, 2007

Abstract

The author reviews Acemoglu and Robinson's book, Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy.

Keywords: Economic Origins, Democracy, Political Economy, Dictatorship

JEL Classification: B52, Y30

Suggested Citation

Boettke, Peter J. and Boettke, Peter J., Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson, Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy (October 1, 2007). Constitutional Political Economy, Vol. 18, No. 4, p. 319, 2007, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1723234

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