Coercion, Lords and the Limits of Iron Fist Development

• In Event: Historical Political Economy of State Building

Brief Overview

This study examines how central government coercion and state presence affect long-term development, shaped by the preference gap between the center and local elites, as well as their resistance capacity. Turkey serves as the case study.

Authors

• Berfin Baydar, Duke University

• Pablo Beramendi, Duke University

• Asli Cansunar, University of Washington