Owning a house is the most important economic choice most families will ever make. Yet,
our understanding of the political causes and consequences of homeownership is rather …

Agriculture is a key component of prosperous continuation of human civilization, meeting the
basic needs of daily life. Democratization is an inevitable change in the development of …

This article reviews the literature on the political economy of agricultural and food policy in
sub-Saharan Africa. In doing so, it first presents a conceptual framework highlighting that …

During the last two centuries, taxation has not only increased dramatically in level and
volume; its structure has also changed: from a heavy reliance on customs revenue in the …

Mass opposition to authoritarian governments is caused by economic grievances and
factors which facilitate mobilization. In this article, I explore these competing explanations of …

Prominent theories stress the role of economic grievances in promoting political instability
and conflict. They often point to inequality in the ownership of land as a primary source of …

Theories of authoritarianism assert that autocratic governments follow repressive and
redistributive policies which impede mass mobilization, mitigate economic grievances and …

The Age of Sail has long fascinated readers, writers, and the general public. Herman
Melville, Joseph Conrad, Jack London et al. treated ships at sea as microcosms; Petri dishes …

In the midst of the ongoing Covid 19 pandemic, Russia's invasion of Ukraine poses a threat
to global food security, including Indonesia. Faced with this threat, the management of …

Despite the fact that trade policies vary significantly across products and trading partners,
granular trade policy data is often inaccessible due to difficulties in linking data from multiple …