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> All of which are democracies, and were dominant and stable with strong institutions. They were authoritarian when they developed their economy though. You co
by disown 6y ago
> All of which are democracies, and were dominant and stable with strong institutions.
They were authoritarian when they developed their economy though. You could still argue that singapore is still somewhat authoritarian.
Democracy had nothing to do with japan, korea, singapore, taiwan, etc getting wealthy. Actually, in regards to korea and taiwan, they curtailed democracy to develop their economies. Democracy was an impediment to their economic development.
- intended 6y agoTheres a recent video on the print where the speaker recounts the ambassador of Japan directly speaking up during an event and pointing out that Japan got to where it did because of its democratic behavior. Democracy has everything to do with those countries getting better, since a democracy works by building institutions and business models for the non authoritarian world depend on working institutions.