Barry Weingast
Quotes From
“The Political Foundations of Democracy and the Rule of Law” (1997)
- When a [mass] consensus over [political] values exists, elites face different incentives than when none exists.#
- Maintaining limits on the state requires that citizens oppose a violation even if they potentially benefit from it. . . . [C]itizens in stable democracies not only must value democracy but also must be willing to take costly action to defend democratic institutions against potential violations.#
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It's Not Socialism, It's Clientelism
Most of what passes for ‘socialism’ in the U.S. today is actually clientelism, the exchange of favors for political support. Based on the examples of Venezuela and Post-soviet Russia, that’s likely even worse.