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On the Joint Evolution of Culture and Political Institutions: Elites and Civil Society

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  • Alberto Bisin
  • Thierry Verdier

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We provide an abstract model of the interaction between culture and political institutions. The model is designed to study the political economy of elites and civil society on the determination of long-run socioeconomic activity. We characterize conditions such that the cultural traits of elites and civil society and the institutions determining their relative political power complement (substitute) each other, giving rise to a multiplier effect that amplifies (dampens) their combined ability to spur socioeconomic activity. We show how the joint dynamics may display hysteresis and oscillations, depending on the form of the interaction between elites and civil society.

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  • Alberto Bisin & Thierry Verdier, 2024. "On the Joint Evolution of Culture and Political Institutions: Elites and Civil Society," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 132(5), pages 1485-1564.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:jpolec:doi:10.1086/727711
    DOI: 10.1086/727711
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    1. Hyungmin Park, 2024. "Theory of developmental dictatorship," Discussion Papers 2024-10, Nottingham Interdisciplinary Centre for Economic and Political Research (NICEP).
    2. Park, Hyungmin, 2023. "Developmental Dictatorship and Middle Class-driven Democratisation," QAPEC Discussion Papers 20, Quantitative and Analytical Political Economy Research Centre.

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