Arbeitspapier
Wirtschaftliche Entwicklung und Demokratie: ist Demokratie ein Wohlstandsmotor oder ein Wohlstandsprodukt?
Economically highly developed countries are mostly democratic. But does this association constitute a causal relationship according to which democracy is a determinant of economic development? Or is it, conversely, economic development that paves the way for democratization? This paper gives an overview of the recent empirical literature that has dealt with this question. The empirical evidence raises doubts about the existence of any direct causation. However, there seem to be indirect causal mechanisms. Democracies seem to implement better conditions for the accumulation of human capital, in particular in terms of a rule of law. On the other hand do democracies not simply arise as consequence of economic development, but because of an adequate social environment with little inequality, that may be associated with economic well-being.
- Sprache
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Deutsch
- Erschienen in
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 2244
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Structure and Scope of Government: General
Economic History: Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations: General, International, or Comparative
Economic Development: General
Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook: General
- Thema
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democracy
development
Lipset hypothesis
causal effect
growth
political institutions
Wirtschaftswachstum
Demokratie
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Sunde, Uwe
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
- (wer)
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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
- (wo)
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Bonn
- (wann)
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2006
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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20.09.2024, 08:24 MESZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Sunde, Uwe
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Entstanden
- 2006
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