State history, legal adaptability and financial development
A country’s cumulative experience with statehood influences its ability to consolidate power and create a capable bureaucracy. Longer statehood experience gives countries more time to adapt their laws to local needs, provided the legal system is adaptable. We find that, relative to British common la...
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Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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2019
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106480 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47951 |