Does rapid economic growth enhance democratization? Time-series evidence from high performing Asian economies

Journal of Asian Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 244-253

  Tang, Sam Hak Kan ^a   Yung, Linda Chor Wing ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Democracy; Growth; High performing Asian economies

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649202068     PISSN: 10490078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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