From Development to Democracy
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, and urbanization—a spectacular record of development that has turned one of the world’s poorest regions into one of its richest. Yet Asia’s record of democratization has been much more uneven, despit...
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, and urbanization—a spectacular record of development that has turned one of the world’s poorest regions into one of its richest. Yet Asia’s record of democratization has been much more uneven, despit...