Controlling the Capital – Political Dominance in the Urbanizing World
While most literature considers authoritarianism on the national scale, the chapters in this book train their gaze on capital cities, which as ‘containers’ of both capital and sovereignty are spaces … Continue reading →
The corruption–growth relationship: does the political regime matter?
Corruption is widely believed to have an adverse effect on the economic performance of a country. However, many East-and-Southeast-Asian countries either achieved or currently are achieving impressively rapid economic growth … Continue reading →
Democracy versus dictatorship? The political determinants of growth episodes
In contrast to previous literature, which looks at the effect of democracy on long-run growth or short-run volatility of growth, we examine the effect of political institutions on medium-term growth … Continue reading →
Authoritarian spaces, (un)just spaces?
Justice Spatiale/Spatial Justice, No. 8 – This issue offers a discussion on the authoritarian exercise of power, not on authoritarianism defined as a political regime that seeks to restrict political pluralism … Continue reading →
Authoritarianism, democracy and development
Tim Kelsall – This paper reviews the evidence on authoritarianism and development from the perspective of a policy-maker providing advice to an ostensibly developmental authoritarian regime. It finds that the cross-national … Continue reading →
Reading Development 