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Is authoritarianism bad for the economy? Ask Venezuela – or Hungary or Turkey

  • Written by Nisha Bellinger, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boise State University

Democracy is at risk worldwide. And the economy may be, too.

Seventy-one out of the world’s 195 countries saw their democratic institutions erode in recent years, according to the 2018 year-end report by democracy watchdog Freedom House, a phenomenon known as “democratic backsliding.” Signs of backsliding include elected leaders...

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