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

Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Democracies and dictatorships; 2. Dynamic of political regimes; 3. Political regimes and economic growth; 4. Political instability and economic growth; 5. Political regimes and population; Conclusion.

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• Authors: Michael E. Alvarez, Alvarez Michael E., Jose Antonio Cheibub, Cheibub Jose Antonio, Limongi Fernando, Adam Przeworski, Adam (New York University) Alvarez Przeworski, Adam Alvarez Przeworski, Przeworski Adam
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.08.2000
• EAN: 9780521790321
• ISBN: 978-0-521-79032-1
• No. of pages: 340
• Series: Cambridge Studies in the Theor; Cambridge Studies in the Theory of Democracy
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, Political structures: democracy, Political Economy, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies