The State, Property Rights, and the Middle Class: Empirical Support for an Aristotelian Observation

Authors

Itai Sened

Marshall W. Thompson

Robert W. Walker

Published

June 1, 2014

Abstract

We consider the role of variation in respect for property rights, economic freedom, and political freedoms in explaning political stability. As part of a broader investigation into the role of the middle class in economic development, this paper highlights some nonlinearities in these relations.

Citation

BibTeX citation:

@article{sened2014,
  author = {Sened, Itai and W. Thompson, Marshall and W. Walker, Robert},
  publisher = {Unpublished},
  title = {The {State,} {Property} {Rights,} and the {Middle} {Class:}
    {Empirical} {Support} for an {Aristotelian} {Observation}},
  journal = {Indiana Journal of Political Science},
  date = {2014-06-01},
  url = {https://robertwwalker.work/quarto_publications/MC2/},
  langid = {en}
}

For attribution, please cite this work as:

Sened, Itai, Marshall W. Thompson, and Robert W. Walker. 2014. “The State, Property Rights, and the Middle Class: Empirical Support for an Aristotelian Observation.” Indiana Journal of Political Science, June. https://robertwwalker.work/quarto_publications/MC2/.