Elite Identity and Political Accountability
A Tale of Ten Islands
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9704040 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jean-Paul Carvalho (University of California, Irvine), Christian Dippel (University of California, Los Angeles, and NBER) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 130 |
| Issue | 631 |
| Pages | 1995-2029 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ej/ueaa018 |
| OpenAlex | W3121344315 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 53 |
Emancipation of slaves in the 1830s transformed the political elites of the British Caribbean plantation islands. New elites were more accountable to the citizenry. We develop a theory in which two factors limit and possibly reverse the effect of this on political outcomes, with legislators: (i) ‘stepping up’ to pass extractive policies; and/or (ii) weakening democratic institutions. The theory is supported by an historical analysis of ten Caribbean plantation islands, based on original archival data on legislator race, occupation and roll-call voting. Eventually, all assemblies that experienced a significant change in composition dissolved themselves and converted to British ‘Crown Rule’
Accountability · Democracy · Elite · Emancipation · Identity (music · Legislator · Legislature · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Voting · Australian History and Society · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Law
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |