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Next to Akbar, Elizabeth was indeed a weak and feeble woman, with her dubious breeding, her squabbling and faction-ridden court, her cluttered and rickety palaces, and her grubby, unsophisticated, cold, dismal little kingdom. Nonetheless,
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“For instance, consider whether economies tend to grow faster or slower within a few years of becoming a democracy. Is there pro-democracy evidence as clear as Sen’s on famines? No. Overall, countries that make a transition to democracy don’t grow any faster (or slower) compared to beforehand. So that kind of clear test isn’t helping the case that democracy is causing prosperity.”
― 10% Less Democracy: Why You Should Trust Elites a Little More and the Masses a Little Less
― 10% Less Democracy: Why You Should Trust Elites a Little More and the Masses a Little Less
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