Internet, Inequality, and Regime Stability.
This study examines the link between income inequality and political instability, focusing on the moderating role of Internet penetration. Using data from over 120 countries (1996–2020), we find a conditional relationship: in low‐Internet countries, higher inequality associates with lower instabilit...
| Publicado en: | Scottish Journal of Political Economy Vol. 73; no. 2; pp. 1 - 27 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
May2026
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