Article
HUNGER AND ANGER IN AUTOCRACIES AND DEMOCRACIES
International Journal of Development and Conflict
(2019)
Abstract
How do democracies and autocracies respond to rising food prices? Authoritarian regimes, we argue, must match the redistribution that the poor would obtain in a democracy to prevent an uprising. Interpreting authoritarian regimes as the rule of a faction of the rich, we develop a model that suggests that (1) food price inflation is both a threat to democracies and autocracies, (2) food price inflation is more of a threat to autocracies than to democracies, and (3) food price inflation is more of a threat to autocracies that are more factionalized. We provide empirical evidence for these hypotheses.
Keywords
- Food Price Inflation,
- Food Price Riots,
- Comparative Economics
Disciplines
Publication Date
June, 2019
Citation Information
Marktanner, M. and Merkel, A. 2019. “Hunger and Anger in Autocracies and Democracies,” International Journal of Development and Conflict, 9(1), 1-18, http://www.ijdc.org.in/uploads/1/7/5/7/17570463/jun_19_art_1_f1.pdf
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