Democracy and Development : Political Institutions and Well-Being in the World, 1950 1990

Adam Przeworski

ISBN 10: 0521793793 / ISBN 13: 9780521793797

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2000

Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Is economic development conducive to political democracy Does democracy foster or hinder material welfare These two questions are examined by looking at the experience of 135 countries between 1950 and 1990. Descriptive information, statistical analyses, and historical narratives are interwoven to gain an understanding of the dynamic of political regimes and their impact on economic development and other aspects of material welfare. The findings, several most surprising, dispel any notion of a trade-off between democracy and development. Economic development does not generate democracies but democracies are much more likely to survive in wealthy societies. Political regimes have no impact on the growth of total national incomes, while political instability affects growth only in dictatorships. Per capita incomes grow faster in democracies since population increases faster under dictatorships. In general, political regimes have more of an effect on demography than on economics. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780521793797

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Examines impact of political regimes on economic development between 1950 and 1990.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Democracy and Development : Political ...
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
Einband: Taschenbuch
Zustand: Neu