According to North, Wallis, and Weingast (NWW), which states/societies have successfully made the transition to open access?
In NWW (2006) they write &quot;In the twentieth century Taiwan, South Korea, Ireland, and Spain appear to have made very rapid transitions [to open access].&quot;
Most of the 37 countries in the OECD would seem to have made the transition, with exceptions being Columbia, Hungary, Mexico, and Turkey. Several Balkan and the Baltic countries may not make the grade either. Perhaps using a combination of Pritchett's (2021) 'stock' version of Polity IV and the WB Ease of Doing Business data would provide a useful measure of open access to political and economic organizations. (Although the latter seems to be increasingly discredited).