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Jul 2021
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David Stasavage on Early Democracy and i...

JUSTIN KEMPF
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This was not a phenomenon to one specific region. This was nothing that got invented in one place and at one time. It seems to have emerged independently in a wide, wide variety of human societies at different points in time. And to me, that sounds like something that occurs naturally. David Stasavage A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.c ... Show More
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