Have Autocrats Governed for the Long Term?

The short answer is: probably not. We infer the priorities of national governments from observed outcomes, constructing a statistical proxy for long‐term benevolence. Using data between 1960 and 2019 for more than 100 countries, we show that, on average, democracies score more highly on our measure....

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Published in:	Kyklos Vol. 78; no. 2; pp. 440 - 466
Main Authors:	Millemaci, Emanuele, Monteforte, Fabio, Temple, Jonathan R. W.
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell May2025
Subjects:	Federal government Democracy National interest Benevolence Gambling
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost