The Value of Democracy: Evidence from Road Building in Kenya

Ethnic favoritism is seen as antithetical to development. This paper provides credible quantification of the extent of ethnic favoritism using data on road building in Kenyan districts across the 1963-2011 period. Guided by a model, it then examines whether the transition in and out of democracy und...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American economic review 2015-06, Vol.105 (6), p.1817-1851
Hauptverfasser:	Burgess, Robin, Jedwab, Remi, Miguel, Edward, Morjaria, Ameet, Padró i Miquel, Gerard
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Autocracy Contrafactuals Correlation analysis Democracy Districts Economic theory Economics Ethnic groups Ethnicity Expenditure Expenditures Favoritism Government cabinets Government spending Heads of state Independence Kenya Minority & ethnic groups Patronage Political leadership Political transition Polities Presidents Public goods Public works Road construction Roads & highways Studies
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