The Transmission of Democracy: From the Village to the Nation-State
研究发现，村庄民主传统与当今国家层面的民主制度存在关联，并有助于形成更支持民主的态度、更优质的制度和更高的经济发展水平，表明民主制度具有长期持续性。
We provide evidence that a tradition of village democracy is associated with the presence of national democracy today. We also show that a tradition of local democracy is associated with attitudes which are more supportive of democracy, with better quality institutions and with higher levels of economic development. Our findings indicate persistence in democratic institutions over time, and suggest the importance of traditional local institutions for well-functioning national-level institutions.