Power and Persistence: The Indigenous Roots of Representative Democracy

Volume: 129, Issue: 618, Pages: 678 - 714
Published: Dec 8, 2017
Abstract
This article documents that indigenous democratic practices are associated with contemporary representative democracy. The basic association is conditioned on the relative strength of the indigenous groups within a country; stronger groups were able to shape national regime trajectories, weaker groups were not. Our analyses suggest that institutions are more likely to persist if they are supported by powerful actors and less likely to persist if...
Paper Details
Title
Power and Persistence: The Indigenous Roots of Representative Democracy
Published Date
Dec 8, 2017
Volume
129
Issue
618
Pages
678 - 714
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