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<p>Why would sovereigns ever grant political or economic liberty to their subjects? Under what conditions would rational rulers who possess ultimate authority and who seek to maximize power and wealth ever give up any of that authority? This book draws on a wide array of empirical and theoretical approaches to answer these questions, investigating both <i>why</i> sovereign powers might liberalize and <i>when</i>.</p> <p>The contributors to this volume argue that liberalization or democratization
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- Author
- Paul W. Drake and Mathew D. McCubbins
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press, c1998.
- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780691057538
- Category
- business
- Subjects
- History, Business, Economics
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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