Rice farming, culture and democracy

被引:21
作者
Ang, James B. [1 ]
Madsen, Jakob B. [2 ]
Wang, Wen [1 ]
机构
[1] Nanyang Technol Univ, Sch Social Sci, Dept Econ, 48 Nanyang Ave, Singapore 639818, Singapore
[2] Univ Western Australia, UWA Business Sch, Dept Econ, Perth, WA, Australia
基金
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词
Deep-rooted determinants of democracy; Rice suitability; Wheat suitability; Culture; ECONOMIC-DEVELOPMENT; STATE CAPACITY; INSTITUTIONS; ORIGINS; HISTORY; INDIVIDUALISM; COLLECTIVISM; DETERMINANTS; POPULATION; INEQUALITY;
D O I
10.1016/j.euroecorev.2021.103778
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper proposes that societies with a rice farming legacy tend to be less democratic today than societies with a wheat farming legacy. We argue that rice cultivation is associated with the adoption of a collectivist culture, which in turn fosters greater conformity pressures on political norms and deters democratization. Conversely, a wheat farming legacy leads to the development of individualism, which in turn promotes democracy. Using the rice-wheat suitability ratio for a sample of 146 countries as an exogenous variable for rice farming culture, we find that the rice-wheat suitability ratio is a deep-rooted determinant for the formation of democratic institutions through a culture of collectivism vs. individualism. (c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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