Is This Time Different? Capture and Anti-Capture of US Politics
Societies are molded by their institutions that determine both their levels of prosperity and how that prosperity is distributed within society. For most of its history the U.S. has had economic institutions which have been comparatively inclusive in the sense that economic opportunities have been o...
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| description | Societies are molded by their institutions that determine both their levels of prosperity and how that prosperity is distributed within society. For most of its history the U.S. has had economic institutions which have been comparatively inclusive in the sense that economic opportunities have been open to most, the playing field has been level, and property rights have been secure. The inclusiveness of economic institutions has meant that the U.S. has been fully able to harness the talent of its citizens who have consequently experienced high rates of social mobility. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/803302022-09-30T22:11:22Z Is This Time Different? Capture and Anti-Capture of US Politics Acemoglu, Daron Robinson, James A. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics Acemoglu, Daron Societies are molded by their institutions that determine both their levels of prosperity and how that prosperity is distributed within society. For most of its history the U.S. has had economic institutions which have been comparatively inclusive in the sense that economic opportunities have been open to most, the playing field has been level, and property rights have been secure. The inclusiveness of economic institutions has meant that the U.S. has been fully able to harness the talent of its citizens who have consequently experienced high rates of social mobility. 2013-08-30T15:22:00Z 2013-08-30T15:22:00Z 2012-03 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1553-3832 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/80330 Acemoglu, Daron, and James A. Robinson. “Is This Time Different? Capture and Anti-Capture of US Politics.” The Economists Voice 9, no. 3 (January 27, 2012). © De Gruyter https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0908-7491 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/1553-3832.1902 The Economists' Voice Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf Walter de Gruyter Berkeley Electronic Press |
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