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The Impact of Economic Freedom on State Legitimacy

An Empirical Investigation

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Authors:
  1. Christoph Michael Hindermann

    1. Staatswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Universität Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany

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  • Publication in the field of institutional economics

Part of the book series: Wirtschaft und Politik (WP)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXI
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  2. Introduction

    • Christoph Michael Hindermann
    Pages 1-5

  3. The Concept of Legitimacy

    • Christoph Michael Hindermann
    Pages 7-29

  4. Legitimacy and its Measurement: A Literature Overview

    • Christoph Michael Hindermann
    Pages 31-62

  5. The Determinants of Legitimacy: Concepts and Literature Overview

    • Christoph Michael Hindermann
    Pages 63-96

  6. The Determinants of Legitimacy: A Basic Model

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    Pages 97-140

  7. Economic Freedom and Legitimacy

    • Christoph Michael Hindermann
    Pages 141-204

  8. Final Summary and Conclusion

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    Pages 205-210

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 211-269
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About this book

Christoph Michael Hindermann uses a statistical approach to analyze the impact of economic freedom on state legitimacy. Based on multiple regression models, the author not only extracts the determinants of legitimacy but also shows that rule of law is the most important area of economic freedom for legitimacy. In addition, the results also indicate that democracies are not necessarily more legitimate than autocracies and that wealthier countries are, ceteris paribus, perceived as less legitimate. Due to the strong quantitative approach, this thesis contributes not only to the political theory of liberalism and to the field of institutional economics but also enriches the debate on how a legitimate state ought to be.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Staatswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Universität Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany

    Christoph Michael Hindermann

About the author

Christoph M. Hindermann is research associate at the institute of institutional economics and economic policy at the University of Erfurt.

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