economic growth on many social phenomena, they may, in fact, merely reflect historical experience, that is, similar leader … independent. The oft-reported significant cross-country relationships of many variables to economic growth may merely demonstrate … section ; time series ; economic growth ; life expectancy ; diffusion …

Economic growth in the 19th and 20th centuries, following the Industrial Revolutions, was much faster than in preceding … centuries. This unprecedented global growth coincided with the global proliferation of democracy, with some evidence for … bidirectional causation. Macroeconomic forecasts have predicted slower economic growth in the 21st century--perhaps substantially …

’s ability to utilize science and technology had been instrumental in leading their enormous population to economic prosperity … and for a while, superiority. During the 18th century European science and technology surpassed that of the Chinese. It is … my contention that a variety of Chinese contributions expedited Europe’s prolific economic development and aided in its …

We review the growth experience of middle-income countries. Economic factors associated with growth appear to differ … between middle income and other countries. The efficiency of the financial system is importantly related to the growth rate in … constraint as at earlier stages of financial development; nor are demographic variables as important as before. At this point …

because of an adequate social environment with little inequality, that may be associated with economic well-being. … relationship according to which democracy is a determinant of economic development? Or is it, conversely, economic development that … terms of a rule of law. On the other hand do democracies not simply arise as consequence of economic development, but …

studies like the 2008 Growth Commission Report noted the importance of leadership in development. This and other studies …'Leadership' is not a common topic for research in international development. In recent years, however, prominent … focused on individual leaders - or heroes - when examining 'who leads development'. The current article asks if heroes really …