Recent studies on economic growth report that preventing the abuse of state power through democratic institutions is critical to a nation's development. However, there has been little prior research ...

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The violent protests in Nepal demonstrate that democracy and development are inherently intertwined, and that governments ...

The Kenyan economy remains tied to the life support of debt, peasant agriculture, and largely the informal sector. Income inequality, poverty, and unemployment remain major defining features of our ...

Why some of Asia’s authoritarian regimes have democratized as they have grown richer—and why others haven’t Over the past century, Asia has been transformed by rapid economic growth, industrialization ...

Ethiopia has attempted to transition to democracy twice. First in 1991, when a new government overthrew a dictatorial ...

Africa’s democratic gains are eroding, a new report warns, citing neoliberal economics, colonial currencies and leaders clinging to power.

For 75 years, both parties have supported nurturing foreign governments committed to political freedom and free markets.

Oby Ezekwesili, former minister of education, says the decline of independent media is eroding transparency and accountability across the world.

"In From Development to Democracy: The Transformations of Modern Asia, Dan Slater and Joseph Wong seek to explain why democracy emerged in some countries, has been tried in others and is unlikely to ...

The United Nations reported Tuesday that the Iraqi government is steadily progressing in strengthening its "young democracy" and rebuilding the country after years of conflict. The United ...