narrow corridor

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concept in comparative politics concept in political economy political theory concept

The narrow corridor is a political theory concept describing the fragile, hard-to-maintain balance between state power and societal strength that allows liberty to flourish.

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Label	Occurrences
narrow corridor canonical	1

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	concept in comparative politics ⓘ concept in political economy ⓘ political theory concept ⓘ
analyzes	historical trajectories of states and societies ⓘ
associatedWith	Daron Acemoglu ⓘ James A. Robinson ⓘ
buildsOn	theory of inclusive and extractive institutions ⓘ
contrastsWith	despotic state ⓘ lawless society ⓘ unconstrained state power ⓘ weak state ⓘ
describes	fragile balance between state power and societal strength ⓘ
emphasizes	difficulty of maintaining balance between state and society ⓘ
explains	why many societies fall into authoritarianism or anarchy ⓘ why some societies achieve stable liberty ⓘ
focusesOn	co-evolution of state and society ⓘ conditions under which liberty can be sustained ⓘ
hasKeyIdea	liberty flourishes only when state and society are both strong and constrained ⓘ
influences	debates on constitutional design ⓘ debates on democratization ⓘ debates on state-building ⓘ
introducedIn	The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty ⓘ
metaphorFor	narrow path between anarchy and despotism ⓘ
normativeGoal	sustained individual liberty ⓘ
publicationYear	2019 ⓘ
relatesTo	civil society strength ⓘ constraints on society ⓘ constraints on state power ⓘ liberty ⓘ state capacity ⓘ
requires	effective state institutions ⓘ mutual checks between state and society ⓘ organized and mobilized society ⓘ
theoreticalDomain	development studies ⓘ institutional economics ⓘ political science ⓘ
usedIn	analysis of long‑run development ⓘ analysis of political institutions ⓘ

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Description of subject: The narrow corridor is a political theory concept describing the fragile, hard-to-maintain balance between state power and societal strength that allows liberty to flourish.

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The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty → centralConcept → narrow corridor ⓘ