Chiefs: Economic Development and Elite Control of Civil Society in Sierra Leone Author(s): Daron Acemoglu, Tristan Reed, and James A. Robinson Source: Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 122, No. 2 (April 2014), pp. 319-368 Published by: The University of Chicago Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/674988 . Accessed: 24/05/2014 13:19 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact
[email protected]. The University of Chicago Press is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Journal of Political Economy. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 140.247.116.217 on Sat, 24 May 2014 13:19:57 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions Chiefs: Economic Development and Elite Control of Civil Society in Sierra Leone Daron Acemoglu Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Tristan Reed Harvard University James A. Robinson Harvard University and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research We study the effect of constraints on chiefs’ power on economic out- comes, citizens’ attitudes, and social capital. A paramount chief in Si- erra Leone must come from a ruling family originally recognized by British colonial authorities.