, multinational enterprises rather appear to be attracted by countries in which civil and political freedom is respected. Our finding … thus supports the notion that there is a positive relationship between democracy and economic growth. …

between other measures of democracy, based on civil liberties and political rights, and inequality. The transition experience …

of equality and freedom is and what relation between the two is essential to a good political order. Views range from the … conviction that too much socio-economic equality jeopardises freedom to the position that a certain level of equality is … necessary for the proper realisation of freedom. Building on these conflicting normative claims, we look at data from more than …

freedom is frequently associated with electoral democracy, developments in countries such as Hungary, Poland, Turkey and … robustly related to personal freedom in all its forms, electoral democracy displays a robust relationship with two out of seven … information). These are types of freedom associated with democracy itself, but democracy seems unable to protect freedom in other …