Democracy, Dictatorship and Development

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Analytical Focus

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   Pages 1-36

3. India

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   Pages 37-76

4. China

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   Pages 77-117

5. Taiwan

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   Pages 118-144

6. Costa Rica

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   Pages 145-163

7. Theoretical Implications

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   Pages 164-190

8. Back Matter

   Pages 191-214

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Questions regarding the economic consequences of various forms of regime have puzzled development researchers for many years. This book examines the theoretical debate as a starting-point for in-depth case-studies of four countries: India, China, Taiwan and Costa Rica. The case studies are used as a basis for a number of new conclusions about the circumstances under which a specific form of regime has certain consequences for economic development. The implications of these results for other third-world countries, democratic and authoritarian, are addressed in the final chapter.

• democracy
• development
• dictatorship
• Economic Development
• Third World

• Institute of Political Science, Aarhus University, Denmark

  Georg Sørensen

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