Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name:Timofey Ginker
Author-Name-First: Timofey                   
Author-Name-Last: Ginker 
Author-Workplace-Name:Department of Economics Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Author-Name:Konstantin Yanovsky
Author-Name-First: Konstantin                   
Author-Name-Last: Yanovsky 
Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy
Author-Name:Sergey Zhavoronkov
Author-Name-First: Sergey                       
Author-Name-Last: Zhavoronkov 
Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy
Title: Does a Window of Opportunity Swing Open for the Knaves When the Lords Have a Skirmish? 
Abstract:  Notes on the Endogenous Generation of Political Competition.   An attempt at a formalized description of the formation process of constitutionally limited Government when a balance of forces is preserved among the “bandits” (strongmen) competing for power. Magna Carta treaty as institution, causing (strengthening) incentive among free armed individuals to prevent strongest bandit from the treaty conditions breach and individual rights' violation, considered as a pattern of necessary preconditions' creation for system of Limited Government.   The Model developed in the paper could explain some cases of endogenous arising of politically competitive system of government and Government restricting constitutional agreements.  Few cases analysis – both historical and currently observed (Eastern Europe, Middle East) is provided for illustration of the Model. The implications for the attempts to establish or to support the new democracies in the countries with long lasted tradition of Bandits’ rule proposed. 
Length:  26 pages
Creation-Date: 2014
Revision-Date:   2014
Classification-JEL: D74, N10
Keywords:    Limited government, Bandit competition, stalemate, Foreign Player
File-URL: https://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/wpaper/0105Yanovsky.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
File-Function: Revised version, 2014
Handle: RePEc:gai:wpaper:0105