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History matters, but how? An example of Ottoman and Habsburg legacies and judicial performance in Romania [PDF]

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The paper examines the interdependence of historical legacies and current contextual factors as determinants of economic and political performance. It shows that behavioral patterns based on identical legacies could lead to very different (if not the ...
Libman, Alexander, Mendelski, Martin
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The historical foundations of the narcotic drug control regime [PDF]

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This paper outlines the institutional history of the international narcotic drug control regime. It details the evolution of the control system, from its foundations at the beginning of the twentieth century - a period of mass, unregulated narcotic drug ...
Buxton, Julia
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Epistemic preparedness. [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ Glob Health
Anderson W   +16 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Exploring Pathways to Reconciliation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Absolon, Kathleen E.   +1 more
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Colonialism, Inequality, and Long-Run Paths of Development [PDF]

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Over the last few years, colonialism, especially as pursued by Europeans, has enjoyed a revival in interest among both scholars and the general public. Although a number of new accounts cast colonial empires in a more favorable light than has generally ...
Kenneth L. Sokoloff, Stanley L. Engerman
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A Perilous Path to Democracy. Political Transition and Authoritarian Consolidation in Rwanda [PDF]

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The most influential literature on political transitions, the “transition paradigm”, conceived a normative theoretical framework based on the fundamental assumption that any country, which shifts away from authoritarianism is a country in transition to ...
Rafti, Marina
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