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Can autocracy promote literacy? Evidence from a cultural alignment success story
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Reis, Jaime Palma, Nuno |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | Do countries with less democratic forms of government necessarily have lower literacy rates as a consequence? Using a random sample of 4,600+ individuals from military archives in Portugal, we show that 20-year old males were twice as likely to end up literate under an authoritarian regime than under a democratic one. Our results are robust to controlling for a host of factors including economic growth, the disease environment, and regional fixed-effects. We argue for a political economy and cultural explanation for the success of the authoritarian regime in promoting basic education. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://hummedia.manchester.ac.uk/schools/soss/economics/discussionpapers/EDP-1805.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.ehes.org/EHES_127.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
