Keeping it in the System: Informal Institutions, Government Failures, and Mobilization in Liberia

• In Event: Informal Institutions and Political Participation

Brief Overview

We test if informal elites undermine or underpin post-conflict statebuilding efforts in Liberia. Our results show that unpaid community leaders who receive no legal recognition are vital to local economic development and political stability.

Author

• Patrick Hunnicutt, University of California-Santa Barbara