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Feb 4, 2019 · When democratically elected leaders turn authoritarian, investors get nervous, withdrawing funds and reducing investments. Since 2013, Hungary, Venezuela and Turkey have all seen notable declines...
By their measure, fewer than a fifth of the world’s population now live in fully free countries. This is part of a longer trend of democratic decline and rising authoritarianism that’s been underway across the globe for the last 30 years.
May 20, 2024 · Authoritarian regimes are systems of government that have no established mechanism for the transfer of executive power and do not afford their citizens civil liberties or political rights. Power is concentrated in the hands of a single leader or a small elite, whose decisions are taken without regard for the will of the people.
- Natasha Lindstaedt
This article discusses authoritarian government, and argues that the literature on authoritarianism can be integrated into a unified framework that explains variance in economic performance across dictatorships.
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How many countries have authoritarian governments? Worldwide, 20 nations have authoritarian governments. These countries include Iran, North Korea, Laos, Saudi Arabia, Eritrea, Uzbekistan, and Libya.
Jun 13, 2023 · Some measures even suggest that a greater number of countries became more authoritarian in 2022 than in any year since 1990. If the decline of democracy continues at the present pace, less than 5% of the world’s population will live in a full democracy by 2026.
Feb 24, 2022 · The governments of Russia, China, Turkey, and others have economically supported the Maduro regime in Venezuela, offsetting sanctions imposed by democracies for its rigged elections and crackdowns on the opposition.
