Free Markets, Free Politics and Growth

Introduction

Does a country need a democratic government and a free-market economy to achieve economic well-being? The dramatic political and economic transformation of Eastern Europe has led many in the West to believe so. But the record of newly industrializing countries calls into question whether democratic politics and fully free markets are the proper prescription for developing nations—including those in Eastern Europe.

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