Buy David's Book: The Decline and Rise of Democracy: A Global History from Antiquity to Today - https://amzn.to/49gWrfX David Stasavage is an American political scientist known for his work on democracy and political economy. He is the Dean for the Social Sciences and the Julius Silver Professor at New York University's Department of Politics and an affiliated professor in NYU's School of Law. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2015. Stasavage earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1989, then obtained his doctorate from Harvard University in 1995. He subsequently went to Europe, working successively for the World Bank, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the Centre for the Study of African Economies, and the Bank of England. Thank you for watching! My name is Timon Wunderlich. Please Like, Subscribe and Share if you want to see more!