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Don’t Make War, Make Elections. Franchise Extension and Violence in XIXth-Century Colombia

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  • Juan F. Vargas
  • Leopoldo Fergusson

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This paper studies the effect of strengthening democracy, as captured by an increase in voting rights, on the incidence of violent civil conflict in nineteenth-century Colombia. Empirically studying the relationship between democracy and conflict is challenging, not only because of conceptual problems in de ning and measuring democracy, but also because political institutions and violence […]

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  • Juan F. Vargas & Leopoldo Fergusson, 2013. "Don’t Make War, Make Elections. Franchise Extension and Violence in XIXth-Century Colombia," Working Papers 313, Economic Research Southern Africa.
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    Keywords

    advanced economies; Democracy; Emerging economies;
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    JEL classification:

    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • D74 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
    • P16 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Capitalist Institutions; Welfare State

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