The Balance of Power Among Economic Elites and the Establishment of Power-Sharing Institutions

• In Event: Fiscal Resources and Accountability

Brief Overview

We explain variation in political power-sharing institutions, particularly horizontal and vertical accountability mechanisms, by analyzing the role of economic elite. We use natural resource diversity as an instrument to predict elite configurations.

Authors

• Jan P. Vogler, University of Virginia

• Victoria Paniagua, European University Institute