Feudalism, Collaboration and Path Dependence in England’s Political Development
Feudalism, Collaboration and Path Dependence in England’s Political Development
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英国政治发展中的封建主义、合作与路径依赖
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2017
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通讯作者：
Gabriel Leon
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作者：
Gabriel Leon
本文提出了一个正式的路径依赖模型的启发，英国的历史。诺曼征服后封建制度的引入--这是一个关键时刻--造就了一大批频繁反叛的精英。国王在他从群众中招募的合作者的帮助下打击了这些叛乱。作为补偿，他让这些合作者成为精英。这是一种经济有效的补偿形式：租金只是部分竞争对手，因此新的精英成员只是部分稀释了国王收到的租金。随着精英规模的扩大，增加新成员所带来的稀释效应会减少，从而产生正反馈和路径依赖。这一机制可以解释英国在走向民主的早期阶段权利的扩展。
This article presents a formal model of path dependence inspired by England’s history. The introduction of feudalism after the Norman Conquest – the critical juncture – created a large elite that rebelled frequently. The king fought these revolts with the help of collaborators he recruited from the masses. In compensation, he made these collaborators members of the elite. This was a cost-effective form of compensation: rents were only partly rival, and so new elite members only partially diluted the rents received by the king. The dilution from adding new members decreased as the elite grew in size, generating positive feedback and path dependence. This mechanism can account for the extension of rights in England in the early stages of its journey towards democracy.