1 论文标题
The Transmission of Democracy: From the Village to the Nation-State2 作者信息
Paola Giuliano, Nathan Nunn3 出处和链接（比如，NBER working paper No.11000）
NBER Working Paper No. 18722
Issued in January 2013
4 摘要

We provide evidence that a history of democracy at the local level is associated with contemporary democracy at the national level. Auxiliary estimates show that a tradition of local democracy is also associated with attitudes that favor democracy, with better quality institutions, and higher level of economic development.