Democracy just decides who rules. Economy can be weak or strong depending on how the person that rules - rules. So these things are orthogonal, at least in sh

Democracy just decides who rules. Economy can be weak or strong depending on how the person that rules - rules. So these things are orthogonal, at least in short term. Long term democracy cuts down on very bad rulers (because they lose power before they can do too much harm). But that's about it.