Economic Freedom, Democracy, and the Quality of Life

World Development

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 52-66

  Stroup, Michael D ^a  

^a STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

democracy; economic freedom; institutions; social welfare

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; DEMOCRACY; INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; POLITICAL ECONOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EID: 33845309967     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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