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Democracy and Development

Political Institutions and Well-Being in the World, 1950–1990

Adam Przeworski author Jose Antonio Cheibub author Michael E Alvarez author Fernando Limongi author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

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

Is economic development conducive to political democracy? Does democracy hinder material welfare? These two questions are examined by looking at 135 countries between 1950 and 1990. Descriptive information and statistical analyses are interwoven to gain an understanding of the dynamic of political regimes and their impact on economic development.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.

'There is a lot to be learned from this excellent piece of research …'. Western European Politics

ISBN: 9780521790321

Dimensions: 238mm x 159mm x 27mm

Weight: 577g

340 pages