The origins and evolution of democracy: an exercise in history from a constitutional economics approach |
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| Authors: | Sebastian Coll |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Economics, University of Cantabria, Av. Castros s.n., 39005 Santander, Spain |
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| Abstract: | In this article the conditions for the rise and fall of representative regimes are explored. High citizen mobility and unexploited
opportunities for investment create the need of reassuring factor owners against the tax hunger of the State. This may lead
to the emergence of representative institutions of government, a process that reverts when those conditions disappear. Factors
that facilitate or restrain the mobility of citizenry are identified, mainly in the domain of military technology. Thus, a
number of interrelations between production and war technologies, political development and economic performance are revealed,
giving rise to an interpretation of historical evolution.
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| Keywords: | Historical origins of parliaments and democracy Evolution of political institutions Historical evolution |
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