regulatory reforms. Democracy may be conducive to reform, as politicians embrace growth-enhancing reforms to win elections. On … from the World Bank’s Doing Business database. The results provide mixed support for the hypothesis that democracy is good … for regulatory reforms. We also show that regulatory reforms are more likely just after parliamentary elections in poor …

This study examines how the economic effects of elections in rural China depend on voter heterogeneity, for which …

Barrington Moore's famous line 'no bourgeoisie, no democracy' is one of the most quoted claims in political science …