International Trade as a Limiting Factor in Democratization: an Analysis of Subnational Regions in Post-Communist Russia

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Alexander Libman
Anastassia Obydenkova
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[1] Frankfurt School of Finance & Management,International Political Economy
[2] Universitat Pompeu Fabra,undefined
来源：
Studies in Comparative International Development | 2014年 / 49卷
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Limiting factor; Democratization; International trade; Nested analysis; Russian regions;
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The paper investigates the interplay of economic development and democratization in Russian regions. It introduces the new concept of a limiting factor, i.e., a particular resource with a highly localized source that is crucial for economic development. Based on both econometric analysis and detailed case studies, the paper shows that for a large subset of Russian regions, access to trade with the countries of the former Soviet Union constitutes a limiting factor, which on one hand is necessary to sustain economic growth but on the other strengthens the likelihood of a nondemocratic outcome in local regime transition. We also provide some tentative conjectures regarding other instances of a limiting factor that can be found worldwide both currently and historically.
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