Why Did the West Extend the Franchise? Democracy, Inequality, and Growth in Historical Perspective
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- 1 November 2000
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Quarterly Journal of Economics
- Vol. 115 (4) , 1167-1199
- https://doi.org/10.1162/003355300555042
Abstract
During the nineteenth century most Western societies extended voting rights, a decision that led to unprecedented redistributive programs. We argue tKeywords
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