democracy (186 countries, 1960-2014). The method takes its name from a machine learning technique for pattern recognition and … results are affected by conceptual and methodological changes in the measure of democracy. In particular, we show that …

In this paper we examine the interrelatedness between regime types of democracy and non-democracy and poverty reduction …

are more important for poverty reduction than institutions that capture formal aspects of democracy. …

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy by replacing socialism with populism. According to Samuelson, "populist democracy" had … makes his reformulation of Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy seem more plausible. The objective of this paper is to review …

natural resource rents on non-resource tax effort. I propose a simple theoretical model and complement its insights with an … find evidence of a mitigating role for 'constraints on executive power' and 'democracy'. Other covariates found to be … important are national income per capita, the size of the agricultural sector, and control of corruption. The results suggest …

, specifically, the controversial question of the relationship between democracy and quality of life. Feng systematically studies … theory and country-specific case studies, Democracy, Governance, and Economic Performance demonstrates that political … the direct effects of the three key political variables on economic growth and the indirect effects of democracy in terms …

not receive robust support include the presence of oil rents, the status of women, conflict with Israel or other neighbors …, or Islam. The odds on liberalizing transitions occurring are low but rising. In this respect the distinction between the …

, Governance and Democracy) were added to the 1-2-3 surveys carried out in 2001, 2002 or 2003 in major cities in eight countries …

positive correlation between income and democracy. …

Using cross-country data, we find evidence for a significant negative interaction effect between democracy and … inequality in determining the quality of growth-promoting institutions like rule of law. Democracy is associated with …