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Why Opening Economies Can Harden Autocracies

  • by ENN News Desk

Democracy worldwide is under pressure. Recent measures show a large share of the global population now lives in countries that are becoming more authoritarian, and democratic norms have declined to levels not seen since...

Why Opening Economies Can Increase Repression

  • by ENN News Desk

Democracy worldwide looks fragile. Recent measurements show a large share of the global population now lives in countries that are autocratizing — moving toward greater authoritarianism — and many of those regimes are...

Why Autocracies Grow Repressive When Economies Open

  • by ENN News Desk

Democracy worldwide is under strain. Recent measurements from the V-Dem Project show that about 41% of the global population live in countries moving toward greater authoritarianism, and scholars describe a "third wave...