Investment without democracy: Ruling-party institutionalization and credible commitment in autocracies

► Institutionalized ruling parties discourage expropriatory behavior in autocracies. ► Autocracies with such parties can attract high levels of private investment. ► Institutionalization of the Chinese Communist Party encouraged private investment. What explains private investment in autocracies, wh...

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Volume:	39
Main Author:	Gehlbach, Scott Keefer, Philip
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	SAN DIEGO Elsevier Inc 2011 ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE Elsevier Elsevier B.V
published in:	Journal of Comparative Economics Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 123 - 139
Data of publication:	2011
ISSN:	0147-5967 1095-7227
EISSN:	1095-7227
Discipline:	Economics
Bibliography:	China http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
Series:	Journal of Comparative Economics
Subjects:	Ruling parties Dictatorship Credible commitment Investment Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior D720 Economic Development: Financial Markets Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies : Political Economy Corporate Finance and Governance O160 Capital Formal and Informal Sectors Capacity E220 Institutional Arrangements O170 Saving and Capital Investment Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions: Financial Economics P340 Shadow Economy Property Rights P260 Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Investment Dictatorship Ruling parties Credible commitment Economic aspects Investments Political aspects Analysis Communist parties China O17 P16 P26 Credible commitment Ruling parties Dictatorship Investment DICTATORS RULE FOUNDATIONS GOVERNMENT REFORM
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