民主主義は経済成長を抑圧するのか
1,151,552 views | ヤーシャン・ホアン • TEDGlobal 2011
経済学者のヤーシャン・ホアンは中国とインドを比較し、「民主主義は実はインドの成長を抑圧してきたのではないか」という大きな論点を掲げ、中国の独裁支配がいかにして驚異的な経済成長へ寄与してきたかを問います。そこでホアンは驚きの答えを導き出します。
経済学者のヤーシャン・ホアンは中国とインドを比較し、「民主主義は実はインドの成長を抑圧してきたのではないか」という大きな論点を掲げ、中国の独裁支配がいかにして驚異的な経済成長へ寄与してきたかを問います。そこでホアンは驚きの答えを導き出します。
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Yasheng Huang asks us to rethink our ideas about China and other large emerging economies. Lately he’s been asking, Does democracy hinder or promote economic growth?
Yasheng Huang | Foreign Affairs, January/February 2013 | Article
Democratize or Die
In this article, I write about the prospects for democracy in China.
Yasheng Huang | Foreign Policy, November 19, 2012 | Article
The Key to Bringing Democracy to China
An earlier article I wrote, also on the prospects for democracy in China.
Bridget Kendall | The Forum, August 12, 2013 | Watch
Sharing Prosperity and Power
You can tune in to a BBC program called The Forum for a discussion on democracy amongst myself, Amartya Sen and Salwa Ismail.
Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson | Crown Business, 2013 | Book
Why Nations Fail
For the best treatment of how an extractive economic model can produce growth for a period of time but eventually will collapse, read Why Nations Fail.
Steven Pinker | Penguin Books, 2012 | Book
The Better Angels of Our Nature
I always enjoy reading Steven Pinker's books, but his most recent book, The Better Angels of Our Nature, has some startling statistics on the death tolls of totalitarian regimes vis-à-vis the death tolls of democratic regimes. One of the major theses of this book is that the rise of the rights revolution and democratic forms of government is one of the main causes behind the historic reduction of violence.
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