What Matters More: Democracy or Economic Growth - Danny Quah & Larry Diamond

08/22/22 • 60 min

Does democracy lead to economic prosperity and growth? This question dates back to Plato and Aristotle’s debate regarding which form of government brings more political and economic gains to society. While the United States has sought to promote democracy and liberal values abroad for decades with a belief that democracy will lead to economic prosperity, many countries around the world do not agree with that. Should democracy or economic prosperity be the measurement of success for countries? Which should come first in a country’s priority list, especially developing countries? Join us to hear the answer from our distinguished speakers, Professor Danny Quah, Li Ka Shing Professor in Economics and Dean at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, and Dr. Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) and a Bass University Fellow in Undergraduate Education at Stanford University
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This Virtual Briefing Series event was originally hosted on October 28th, 2021.
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