We provide an abstract model of the interaction between culture and political institutions. The model is designed to study the political economy of elites and civil society on the determination of long-run socioeconomic activity. We characterize conditions such that the cultural traits of elites and civil society and the institutions determining their relative political power complement (substitute) each other, giving rise to a multiplier effect that amplifies (dampens) their combined ability to spur socioeconomic activity. We show how the joint dynamics may display hysteresis and oscillations, depending on the form of the interaction between elites and civil society.

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论文化与政治制度的共同演化：精英与公民社会

我们提供了文化与政治制度之间相互作用的抽象模型。该模型旨在研究精英和公民社会的政治经济学对长期社会经济活动的决定。我们描述了精英和公民社会的文化特征以及决定其相对政治权力的机构相互补充（替代）的条件，从而产生乘数效应，放大（削弱）他们刺激社会经济活动的综合能力。我们展示了联合动态如何表现出滞后和振荡，这取决于精英与公民社会之间互动的形式。