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Economic Development and Semi-Democracies: The Relationship between Economic Development and Political Regimes in Malaysia and Singapore, 1960-2004
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Economic Development and SemiDemocracies: The
Relationship between Economic Development and Political
Regimes in Malaysia and Singapore, 19602004
Thanapan Laiprakobsup
University of Houston
Abstract
While whether economic development determines transition to democracy has been
studied and retested several times, the relationship of economic development and semi-democracies has been understudied. Does economic development and semi-democracies have any relationship? Why have they not been fully democratized while their economies have performed well? This paper studies whether economic development has an impact on semi-democracies in terms of whether economic development has a significant impact on semi-democratic regimes and how semi-democracies are related to economic development. It hopes to find the answer of whether economic development can lead to transition to full democracies in semi-democratic regimes. To examine whether there is a significant relationship between economic development and semi-democracies, it uses the economic development and political regimes of Malaysia and Singapore as the case study. The finding is that economic development does not have significant impact on semi-democracies and there seems to be no significant between economic development and semi-democratic regimes.
Keywords: economic development, semidemocracy, GDP, Income per capita, Malaysia, Singapore
Word count: 7,790
This paper was prepared for presentation at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association in
Chicago, IL, April 36, 2008. For research guidance and comments, I would like to thank Professor Ernesto Calvo,
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Economic Development and SemiDemocracies: The
Relationship between Economic Development and Political
Regimes in Malaysia and Singapore, 19602004
Thanapan Laiprakobsup
University of Houston
Abstract
While whether economic development determines transition to democracy has been
studied and retested several times, the relationship of economic development and semi-
democracies has been understudied. Does economic development and semi-democracies have
any relationship? Why have they not been fully democratized while their economies have
performed well? This paper studies whether economic development has an impact on semi-
democracies in terms of whether economic development has a significant impact on semi-
democratic regimes and how semi-democracies are related to economic development. It hopes
to find the answer of whether economic development can lead to transition to full democracies
in semi-democratic regimes. To examine whether there is a significant relationship between
economic development and semi-democracies, it uses the economic development and political
regimes of Malaysia and Singapore as the case study. The finding is that economic
development does not have significant impact on semi-democracies and there seems to be no
significant between economic development and semi-democratic regimes.
Keywords: economic development, semidemocracy, GDP, Income per capita, Malaysia, Singapore
Word count: 7,790
This paper was prepared for presentation at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association in
Chicago, IL, April 36, 2008. For research guidance and comments, I would like to thank Professor Ernesto Calvo,
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