Under the Thumb of History? Political institutions and the Scope for Action

Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo

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Abstract: This paper discusses the two leading views of history and political institutions. For some scholars, institutions are mainly products of historical logic, while for others, accidents, leaders, and decisions have a significant impact. Given the possibility that policy decisions indeed make a difference, it makes sense to assume they do and to try to improve policymaking. [BREAD Working paper no. 411].

Keywords: History; Political institutions; economy; determinism; social scientist; factor endowment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-01
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