rule of law, from regulatory government to service-oriented government, and from intra-party democracy to people …'s democracy. This paper argues further that the focus of China's governance reform includes ecological balance, social justice …, public service, social harmony, government cleanness, government innovation, intra-party democracy, grassroots democracy, etc …

liberalizations correspond to the event of becoming a democracy. Using a difference-indifference estimation, we ask what are the …

their policies, issues related to political participation, democracy, and institution building have proven harder to tackle …

considerable difficulties faced by Hungary with the fulfillment of the Maastricht criteria. This is a puzzling development for two … reasons: first, during the early phase of the transition process Hungary was way ahead of Slovakia, and second, the high level … might prove temporary similarly to that of Hungary in the 1990s. The loss of an external disciplining force after Slovakia …

communism" to political transformation first in Hungary accompanied by economic crisis, and "Chinese style reforms" to economic …

Does democracy promote economic development? This paper reviews recent attempts to address this question that exploited … explain why presidential democracy leads to faster growth than parliamentary democracy. Third, it is important to distinguish … growth effect of democracy. …

liberalization. Second, democracy has a negative effect on growth during the contraction, whereas its effect appears insignificant … apparently go beyond deteriorating economic performance. The level of democracy, in contrast, increases the support for the …