institutions to foster economic development and democratization. We suggest that the IFIs establish a well-crafted fund and …

Democracy is under threat globally from democratically elected leaders engaging in erosion of media freedom, civil … more democratic neighbours are factors that make democracy more likely to prevail …

The author reviews Acemoglu and Robinson's book, Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy …

This book develops a framework for analyzing the creation and consolidation of democracy. Different social groups … prefer different political institutions because of the way they allocate political power and resources. Thus democracy is … preferred by the majority of citizens, but opposed by elites. Dictatorship nevertheless is not stable when citizens can threaten …