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Forms of Democracy, Policy and Economic Development
The paper combines insights from the recent research programs on constitutions and economic policy, and on history, institutions and growth. Drawing on cross-sectional as well as panel data, it presents new empirical results showing that the form of democracy has important consequences for the adoption of structural polices that promote long-run economic performance.
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