"Contrary to the stereotype of a repressive, static, backward society, it was during the rule of the generals that Brazil experienced an amazing 10% per year growth rate, unprecedented at the time and unequaled since." https://palladiummag.com/2018/09/29/bolsonaro-and-the-populist-crisis-in-brazil/ … ...
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... Growth in the ~10% range and democratic governance seem to be about as negatively correlated as any two factors in world politics.
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Democracy is never the most productive or efficient mode of governance. In the right circumstances it's the most stable, which is very different and very conditional.
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Also, democracy tends to follow relative wealth, not to precede it.
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Democracy and economic performance as tick to dog.
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