Democracy and Human Development
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- 1 January 2012
- journal article
- Published by University of Chicago Press in The Journal of Politics
- Vol. 74 (1) , 1-17
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022381611001113
Abstract
Does democracy improve the quality of life for its citizens? Scholars have long assumed that it does, but recent research has called this orthodoxy into question. This article reviews this body of ...All Related Versions
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