Political economy, governance, and development: Political losers as a barrier to economic development

American Economic Review

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 126-130

  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: 0040951435     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.90.2.126     Document Type: Article

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