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East Asia's Democratic Developmental States and Economic Growth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2016

Michael T. Rock
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Political elites in East Asia have opted for a set of democratic institutions with a strong majoritarian bias that privilege efficiency and accountability over representativeness. Some have labeled these democracies “democratic developmental states.” Because the political architects of East Asia's democratic developmental states have met at least some of their objectives, it is time to ask, What has been the impact of the shift to majoritarianism on growth? I answer this question empirically by demonstrating that the contribution to growth from majoritarian democratic institutions in East Asia is as large as that from the region's developmentally oriented authoritarian governments.

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East Asiademocracygrowthdevelopmental autocracydevelopmental democracymajoritarian democracy
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Journal of East Asian Studies , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , April 2013 , pp. 1 - 34
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