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

Klappentext Examines impact of political regimes on economic development between 1950 and 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, Jose Antonio Cheibub, Adam Przeworski, Adam (New York University) Alvarez Przeworski, Adam Alvarez Przeworski, Adam (New York University) Przeworski, Michael E. (DePaul University Alvarez, Jose Antonio (Yale University Cheibub, Fernando (Universidade de Sao Paulo) Limongi
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 28.08.2000
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education
• EAN: 9780521793797
• ISBN: 978-0-521-79379-7
• Pages: 340
• Series: Cambridge Studies in the Theory of Democracy; Cambridge Studies in the Theor > 3; Cambridge Studies in the Theor > 3; Cambridge Studies in the Theory of Democracy