This paper addresses the impact of political regimes on carbon emissions (CO2) from a historical perspective, covering period 1970–2015. Our sample consists 153 countries that we follow for 20 years before transition (1970–1990) and 26 after it (1990–2015). During transition, post-Communist states experienced decline in CO2, when controlling economic variables. Transition had positive environme...

We study the economic implications of mineral resource activity for non-mining regions at grid-level across African continent. find that capital cities benefit from anywhere in country. Leaders’ birth also benefit, but only autocratic regimes. Generic regions, on other hand, are worse off. These results suggest regional redistribution rents Africa is primarily undertaken to and leaders’ regions...

Abstract Economic modernisation is widely seen as a path to democracy, but the technological progress that drives also provides rulers with new means of repression. We collect data on international diffusion 29 repressive military technologies, and demonstrate such technologies spread faster from Western Europe United States than economic development. Moreover, in panel all independent countrie...

Abstract Equatorial Guinea is not only one of the world’s most authoritarian regimes but also a striking case regime and leader survival. This small, oil-rich state personalist defies conventional wisdom because it both far more resilient faces fewer threats from within opposition political parties than other resource-rich states. But how does manage to survive? study argues that four key mecha...

The paper analyzes the essence of state coercion. Its exceptional social value is justified, since it a key factor in maintaining public order and security. It proposed to consider power an autocratic entity as basis Particular attention paid issue digitalization administration, which should be based on appropriate level information systems legal regulation used by authorities. prospects for in...

Autocratic regimes, democratic majorities, private platforms, and religious or professional organizations can achieve social control by managing the flow of information about individuals’ behavior. Bundling agents’ political, organizational, attitudes with their prosocial conduct makes them care behaviors that they otherwise would not. The incorporation graph in score further promotes soft but ...

Leadership and organizational trust have become increasingly important in sport organizations. This study investigated the separate effects of inclusive leadership autocratic on moderating role involvement these relationships. A total 250 organization employees participated survey. conducted confirmatory factor analysis latent moderated structural equation modeling (LMS) to test research hypoth...