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Democracy as Insurance

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  • Overbye, Einar

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Explaining the existence and stability of democracies pose difficulties for the public choice paradigm. This article argues that these difficulties may be resolved by focusing on the insurance aspect of democratic decision-making procedures. Democratic regimes may be better able than autocratic regimes to provide the inhabitants with insurance against the risk of being subjected to arbitrary suppression from the ruling elite. This propensity of democratic regimes may explain the origin, as well as stability, of such regimes. Copyright 1996 by Kluwer Academic Publishers

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  • Overbye, Einar, 1996. "Democracy as Insurance," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 87(3-4), pages 319-345, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:pubcho:v:87:y:1996:i:3-4:p:319-45
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    1. Carlos Esteban Posada, 1998. "Los mercados de instituciones y las instituciones endogenas," Lecturas de Economía, Universidad de Antioquia, Departamento de Economía, issue 48, pages 149-168, Enero Jun.
    2. José Molinero, 2000. "The Origins of the State from Reciprocity to Coercive Power," Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 11(3), pages 231-253, September.

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