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Mayshar, Joram, Moav, Omer and Neeman, Zvika (2017) Geography, transparency, and institutions. American Political Science Review, 111 (3). pp. 622-636. doi:10.1017/S0003055417000132 ISSN 0003-0554.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0003055417000132
Abstract
We propose a theory in which geographic attributes explain cross-regional institutional differences in (1) the scale of the state, (2) the distribution of power within state hierarchy, and (3) property rights to land. In this theory, geography and technology affect the transparency of farming, and transparency, in turn, affects the elite’s ability to appropriate revenue from the farming sector, thus affecting institutions. We apply the theory to explain differences between the institutions of ancient Egypt, southern Mesopotamia, and northern Mesopotamia, and also discuss its relevance to modern phenomena.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | D History General and Old World > DS Asia D History General and Old World > DT Africa |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C., Iraq -- Civilization -- To 634 | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | American Political Science Review | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0003-0554 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | August 2017 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 111 | ||||||||
| Number: | 3 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 622-636 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0003055417000132 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 2 November 2017 | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 2 November 2017 | ||||||||
| Funder: | Makhon le-meḥḳar kalkali be-Yiśraʾel ʿal-shem Moris Falḳ, Israel Science Foundation (ISF) | ||||||||
| Grant number: | Grant No.73/11 (ISF) |
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