Le Blog Eco de Philippe Jean-Pierre

Have Russia and China proved that authoritarianism and capitalism can go hand-in-hand? Can legality be imported? Are some countries fated to race ahead while others lag? Does culture shape economics? Is unrestricted foreign investment a help or a hindrance to countries seeking to escape from poverty? Understanding what makes economies grow is one of the most vexing tasks facing researchers and policymakers. This article of Project Syndicates tries to focus on this debate and the tradeoff between growth and other human values ?