Does economic development lead to democracy? This question has been at the center of the debate among modernization theorists in the past decades.
Does economic development lead to democracy? This question has been at the center of the debate among modernization theorists in the past decades.
From humble economist to international rock star: this has been the fate of Thomas Piketty, a French economist that has almost become a household name after publishing the modestly named Capitalism in the Twenty First Century. The 696-page book quickly shot up to the top of bestseller lists around the world (becoming Harvard University Press’ best […]