Political Dynasties in Democracies: Causes, Consequences and Remaining Puzzles
综述了民主国家中政治王朝的成因及其对经济增长、分配政策和性别代表等社会经济结果的影响，并指出了未来研究的重要方向。
Kinship often continues to play an important role in determining the ruling class even under modern democratic elections in a wide range of countries. In recent years, academic interest in the causes and consequences of such dynasties has been rapidly expanding. In this introduction to the Feature, we review existing work on political dynasties’ formation and potential implications for socio‐economic outcomes (such as economic growth, distributive policy, and gender representation), and outline a number of questions and challenges that remain important avenues for future research.