The Economics of Young Democracies: Policies and Performance
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Democratic transition;JEL classification:
- O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
- N40 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - General, International, or Comparative
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CNA-2006-07-21 (China)
- NEP-DEV-2006-07-21 (Development)
- NEP-POL-2006-07-21 (Positive Political Economics)
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