In general dictators have not done better at [economic] policies than democrats—far from it. Most dictators have ravaged their countries for personal gain. Scholars have asked whether democracy helps or hurts the economic growth of poor countries and despite many surveys, have come to no conclusive answer.


In: Fareed Zakaria (2007) The Future of Freedom. p. 251


In general dictators have not done better at [economic] policies than democrats—far from it. Most dictators have ravaged their countries for...

In general dictators have not done better at [economic] policies than democrats—far from it. Most dictators have ravaged their countries for...

In general dictators have not done better at [economic] policies than democrats—far from it. Most dictators have ravaged their countries for...

In general dictators have not done better at [economic] policies than democrats—far from it. Most dictators have ravaged their countries for...