Mike Albertus And Victor Menaldo — How democracies are gamed for power and profit: an addendum to Piketty

Joshua Tucker: As part of our continuing collaboration with political science journals, the following is a guest post from political scientist Mike Albertus of the University of Chicago and Victor Menaldo of the University of Washington based on their recent publication at the British Journal of Political Science, “Gaming Democracy: Elite Dominance during Transition and the Prospects for Redistribution.” The article will be made available for free (ungated) for the next 12 months here.

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How democracies are gamed for power and profit: an addendum to Piketty
Mike Albertus And Victor Menaldo
(h/t Brad DeLong)