NicholasA.R.Fraser

ALT APSR abstract for “Councils and Indirect Rule in British Africa,” by Jutta Bolt, Leigh Gardner, Jennifer Köhler, Jack Paine, and James A. Robinson, Using new data on African political institutions across 450+ subnational units, the authors show colonizers delegated authority to precolonial councils, and pressure from below drove reintroduction of these executive constraints. Full abstract is available in linked article.

ALT APSR abstract for “Globalization and the Hinterland: International Trade and the Rural–Urban Divide,” by Edward D. Mansfield and Omer Solodoch, Using survey data from 123 countries, the authors show rural voters favor protectionism when local agriculture is uncompetitive, with the rural–urban divide pronounced only in uncompetitive regions, not where agriculture has a comparative advantage. Full abstract is available in linked article.

ALT APSR abstract for “Trade Interdependence in the Modern Global Economy,” by Michael-David Mangini and Stephen Chaudoin, Using structural gravity models of dyadic dependence, the authors show global interdependence hasn’t risen inexorably, and that China’s Belt and Road assistance has increased partners’ dependence without reciprocal gains. Full abstract is available in linked article.