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How can democracy help economic development? And how can authoritarianism promote development?

There has been a debate in development theory concerning the relationship between democracy and development. How can democracy help economic development? And how can authoritarianism promote development?

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1. Democracy help in the macroeconomic of the systems of development by looking at a big picture Authoritarianism is useful in the microeconomic aspects of the systems of development. Just like the Fed responsibility with the country systematic approach to solving the recession and the Obama administration support in the country economy.
2. Coldfusion; Rigid, Authoritarianism produces what the Russian people experienced after their Communist Revolution in 1918. After the fall of that system in the last century we can see the broad lack of development in the huge Russian expanse. Even to this time, there is no highway connecting West to East, in the vastness of Siberia. In the early 20th century visiting American experts predicted great things for the development of Siberia. Very little has come to pass due to the lack of will by the Socialist society they developed after the fall of the monarchy. On the other hand, a functioning Democracy with a protective Constitution can produce Entrepreneurs for capital investment that provides a variety of jobs, and consumer goods. This, simply put, is the secret of the success of the American Model. American Democracy produced a people fiercely loyal and of independent thought and innate energy.
3. Truth is either has been historically constructive and productive. Both democracy and authoritarian governments have fostered development. It is in the best interest of leadership to perform in the best interest of the nation under either circumstance.