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Which came first-democracy or growth?

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Rubén Hernández-Murillo
Christopher J. Martinek

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Most economists agree that economic freedom promotes growth, but fewer agree that more political freedom improves economic performance as well. Chile of the 1970s and 1980s and China today are just two autocracies with strong economies.

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Article provided by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in its journal The Regional Economist.

Volume (Year): (2008)
Issue (Month): Apr ()
Pages: 4-6
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Keywords: Economic conditions ; Economic development;

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