The Democracy Advantage How Democracies Promote Prosperity and Peace |
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Author:
| Halperin, Morton Siegle, Joe Weinstein, Michael |
ISBN: | 978-1-135-15381-6 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2009 |
Publisher: | Routledge
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Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
List Price: | USD $44.95 |
Book Description:
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Reviewing 40 years of hard, empirical data, from China and India to Chile and Iraq, the authors show that poor democracies beat poor autocracies in every economic measure. In addition, the authors offer dramatic evidence that democracies are less likely to fight each other and that terrorists more often find safe haven in authoritarian countries such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan.
Reviewing 40 years of hard, empirical data, from China and India to Chile and Iraq, the authors show that poor democracies beat poor autocracies in every economic measure. In addition, the authors offer dramatic evidence that democracies are less likely to fight each other and that terrorists more often find safe haven in authoritarian countries such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan.