Being a dictatorship is not inherently bad for the economy. But as you say democracy tends to be better for your humanity, so to speak. Being a dictatorship ma

Being a dictatorship is not inherently bad for the economy. But as you say democracy tends to be better for your humanity, so to speak. Being a dictatorship magnifies the impact of the quality of the leadership/rulers. In most western democracies our governments are relatively weak. Their ability to help or hinder the economy is somewhat limited as they generally don't directly control the organizations that make up the economy. On the other hand in a country where the government wields absolute power the government's impact is enormous. Historically most governments around in the world haven't been great so the countries that have done consistently well are those whose governments have limited influence over the economy ie democracies. Its not that democracy helps your economy. It just dilutes the governments ability to fvck it up.