Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: Perhaps the crowning achievement of mature democracies is the peaceful acceptance of the ballot box as the primary instrument for deciding who should hold power in society. We do not have to go far back in the history of most democratic states, however, to find a distinct role for political violence.
Source: American Economic Review
DOI: 10.1257/aer.99.2.292
Authors: Timothy Besley, Torsten Persson
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2138143702