Modern Autocracy by Simon Commander and Saul Estrin
Modern Autocracy, Vansh Gupta, Simon Commander, Saul Estrin, David Lopez BatistaSimon Commander and Saul Estrin's views on Modern Autocracy: its Varieties and Consequences
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After our summer break we return with a post about concentration. Our previous posts have argued that autocracies’ economies are mostly dominated by a mix of state-owned companies and those owned or controlled by themselves, their families...
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Simon Commander and Saul Estrin's views on Modern Autocracy: its Varieties and Consequences
Economics graduate from UCL.
Simon Commander is an economist whose most recent work is on the economics of authoritarianism. His previous book - The Connections World - was on business networks in Asia.
Saul Estrin is a management economist at Lse, now working mainly on the interaction of geopolitics and economics.
David Lopez is completing his PhD at King’s Business School. His research examines private-sector development in Cuba, with a particular focus on how entrepreneurs navigate regulatory change and uncertainty.
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