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Aspiring for Change: A Theory of Middle Class Activism.
- Source :
- Economic Journal; Aug2017, Vol. 127 Issue 603, p1318-1347, 30p, 2 Charts, 5 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- We propose a regime change model in which people are uncertain about both the quality of a specific regime and governance in general. The poor perceive the current regime as bad, rationally infer that all governments are bad, and therefore believe mass movements are futile. The middle class are more sanguine about the prospect of good government, and believe that collective action is effective because they expect many fellow citizens to share the same view. This coordination game with incomplete information does not admit monotone equilibrium but exhibits multiple interval equilibria, where middle class people are more likely to attack the regime. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00130133
- Volume :
- 127
- Issue :
- 603
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Economic Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 124562988
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ecoj.12346