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What Motivates Leaders to Invest in Nation-Building?

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  • Paola Giuliano
  • Bryony Reich
  • Alessandro Riboni

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Why do some leaders invest in significant nation-building policies and others do not? Why does nation-building occur at certain junctures in time and not others? In our research, we investigate what motivates leaders to nation build. We argue that threats to their regime motivate rulers to invest in significant nation-building and that the type of threats that provoke nation-building have largely materialized since the 19th century.

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  • Paola Giuliano & Bryony Reich & Alessandro Riboni, 2022. "What Motivates Leaders to Invest in Nation-Building?," NBER Working Papers 30268, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    • Handle: RePEc:nbr:nberwo:30268
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    • P16 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Capitalist Institutions; Welfare State

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