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Institutions, Rebellion and Mobilization in Post-Colonial Societies

We revisit the simultaneous equations model of rebellion, mobilization, grievances and repression proposed by Gurr and Moore (1997). Our main contribution is to clarify and improve on the underlying identification strategy by resorting to the well-known colonization instruments recently constructed by Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson (2001, 2002).

Consolidation Initiatives After Land Reform: Responses to Multiple Dimensions of Land Fragmentation in Eastern European Agriculture

Published by: John Wiley and Sons

Land consolidation as a means to improve the use of agricultural land has, for centuries, comprised a part of many land reform efforts....

Environmental Change, Development Challenges

Published by: IDS

The late 1980s saw a phenomenal growth of international concern over the global environment. It has begun to influence politics both in industrially advanced countries and in the newly democratising countries of Eastern Europe.