Social cohesion, institutions, and growth

William Easterly, Jozef Ritzen, Michael Woolcock (2006)

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Journal/Publisher

Economics and Politics

Type of publication

Journal article

Elements of social cohesion

Identity/feeling of belonging
Equality/Inequality

Geographical focus

Empirical

Main thematic areas

Economic development
Political institutions & governance
Inequality

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Summary

We present evidence that measures of ‘‘social cohesion,’’ such as income inequality and ethnic fractionalization, endogenously determine institutional quality, which in turn causally determines growth.

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