Browsing by Author "D'Arcy, Michelle"
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Credible Enforcement Before Credible Commitment: Exploring the Importance of Sequencing
D'Arcy, Michelle; Nistotskaya, Marina (2013-03)States that are both strong and democratic are the most capable of delivering human development. Existing rational choice accounts of collective action and credible commitment have provided us with the answer as to why ... -
Food Security and Elite-Ruler Relations in Sub-Saharan Africa: Exploring the impact of democracy on public goods provision
D'Arcy, Michelle (2012-03)How does democracy impact on public goods provision? This question has provoked a wealth of empirical and theoretical investigation, but few answers that satisfactorily explain emerging patterns in Sub-Saharan Africa. Most ... -
State First, Then Democracy: Using Cadastral Records to Explain Governmental Performance
D'Arcy, Michelle; Nistotskaya, Marina (2015) -
Taxation, Democracy and State-Building: How Does Sequencing Matter?
D'Arcy, Michelle (2012-05)What is the relationship between democracy and taxation, under conditions of ‘reverse’ sequencing? Existing theories about taxation and democracy have presumed this relationship to be positive, but they have largely been ...