Why did the west extend the franchise? Democracy, inequality, and growth in historical perspective

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1167-1199

  Acemoglu, Daron ^a   Robinson, James A ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0011080101     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003355300555042     Document Type: Review

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