Why Democracies Outgrow Autocracies in the Long Run: Civil Liberties, Information Flows and Technological Change

Summary This paper argues that democracy enhances technological change, the most important determinant of long‐term economic growth. It first presents an argument on how and why dictators restrict civil liberties and diffusion of information to survive in office, even if this reduces their personal...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Kyklos (Basel) 2015-08, Vol.68 (3), p.357-384
1. Verfasser:	Knutsen, Carl Henrik
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	19th century Autocracy Civil liberties Democracy Dictators Economic growth Gross domestic product Growth rates Political economy Studies Technological change
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