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Health and Democracy

Timothy BesleyDepartment of Economics and STICERD, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AEMasayuki KudamatsuDepartment of Economics and STICERD, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE
2006en
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In spite of the inexorable march of democracy around the globe, just how democratic institutions a¤ect human well-being is open to debate. The evidence that democracy promotes prosperity is neither strong nor robust. Moreover which aspects of policy making and human well-being are promoted by

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