Social Cohesion, Institutions, and Growth

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Author(s)
Easterly, W., Ritzan, J., and Woolcock, M.
Publication language
English
Pages
35pp
Date published
01 Aug 2006
Publisher
Center for Global Development
Type
Articles
Keywords
Urban
Link
http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michael_Woolcock2/publication/4756816_Social…

We present evidence that measures of “social cohesion,” such as income inequality and ethnic fractionalization, endogenously determine institutional quality, which in turn casually determines growth.