BUSINESS ELITES AND DEMOCRACY IN LATIN AMERICA : Reflections on the
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The discussion focuses on three themes. One is the divergence between positions of business associations and concerns of individual entrepreneurs regarding several determinants of investment. Another issue is under what conditions economic growth can be achieved under democracy; why market reforms have generated little private investment in many cases, and which government policies and political institutions can promote investment. The third topic is the relationship between democracy and capitalism in Latin America. The current acceptance of democracy by capitalists challenges assumptions about the conflictual relationship between democracy and capitalism and opens the question of what determines capitalists’ preferences for political regimes.
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Business Elites and Democracy in Latin America :
The discussion focuses on three themes. One is the divergence between positions of business associations and concerns of individual entrepreneurs regarding several determinants of investment. Another issue is under what conditions economic growth can be achieved under democracy; why market reforms have generated little private investment in many cases, and which government policies and politica...
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