De facto political power and institutional persistence

American Economic Review

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 325-330

  Acemoglu, Daron ^a   Robinson, James A ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33744545262     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282806777212549     Document Type: Conference Paper

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