the expense of others. These differences in life satisfaction and other attitudes and values persisted despite the fact …

performance of democracy is rather independent of the circumstances. However, democracy leads to more redistribution in favor of …

"The authors use a sample of 147 countries to investigate the link between democracy and reforms. Democracy may be …, authoritarian regimes do not have to worry as much about public opinion and may undertake reforms that are painful in the short run … economic institutions. The results provide robust support for the claim that democracy is good for growth-enhancing reforms …