A large literature examines the institutional legacies of European colonialism. A common claim in these works is that a variety of contemporary institutional, political, and economic outcomes in former European colonies can be attributed to whether occupying colonial powers established “extractive” or “inclusive” institutions.[1] The idea is that relative to their counterparts that had inclusive … Continue reading Explaining the Mixed Legacies of Colonial Legislative Institutions
Explaining the Mixed Legacies of Colonial Legislative Institutions
