In law we trust (each other) : legal institutions, democratic stability and economic development in classical Athens
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This dissertation investigates the institutional roots of democratic consolidation and economic resilience in the aftermath of war in classical Athens. I argue that, to overcome the threats of internal violence and limited resources, the Athenians established a new, self-enforcing constitution. The new constitutional order enabled the polis to harness the economic potential of available resources and actors—thus maximizing economic efficiency—without loss of political stability in the form of devolution into protracted civil war and without elite capture. In particular, the constitution fostered stability and growth by creating an inclusive legal order capable of providing a) broad institutional access to political as well as economic actors, and b) coordination between centralized and decentralized law enforcement institutions, which allowed for the effective policing of wrongdoing and a fair distribution of public goods.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
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| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2015 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Carugati, Maria Federica |
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| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Classics. |
| Primary advisor | Ober, Josiah |
| Primary advisor | Weingast, Barry R |
| Thesis advisor | Ober, Josiah |
| Thesis advisor | Weingast, Barry R |
| Thesis advisor | Carawan, Edwin |
| Thesis advisor | Morris, Ian |
| Thesis advisor | Nightingale, Andrea Wilson |
| Advisor | Carawan, Edwin |
| Advisor | Morris, Ian |
| Advisor | Nightingale, Andrea Wilson |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Maria Federica Carugati. |
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| Note | Submitted to the Department of Classics. |
| Thesis | Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2015. |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2015 by Maria Federica Carugati
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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