The trend t:: Jwards democratization in politics, global integration and the market
mechanism in the developing world in the last two decades of the twentieth century has …

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The paper dissects the hypothesis that democracy is inimical to economic development. The
historical origin of this perspective is presented and its key theoretical and empirical …

The exact causal relationships between democracy and economic growth may be subject to
debate. The empirical examination of causal links should not lead one to forget, however …

Development scholars and practitioners are currently revisiting one of the oldest—and most
controversial—questions: What is the relationship between types of political regimes and …

The problematic debate of economic growth in the developing societies in 50s and 60s has
been replaced by the aspiration of the new wave of democratization. Despite the dominant …

The paper reviews the political debate by African scholars in the early 80s and 90s on the
concept of democracy and its role in development. It acknowledges that though economic …

Since the end of the Cold War, two central foreign policy goals have risen to the top of the
agenda of Western governments and development agencies. On the one hand, the …

Development and Democracy confirms the robust relationship between levels of economic
development and democracy, but suggests that globalization is a key variable in …

One of the most discussed topics in comparative politics is the relationship between
democracy and economic development. One of the best established results in this field is the …