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Revista Uruguaya de Ciencia Política

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ADOLFO, Garcé  and  ARMELLINI, Mauricio. Democracy and Development: A "Partisan" Approach. Rev. Urug. Cienc. Polít. [online]. 2008, vol.17, n.1, pp.71-86. ISSN 0797-9789.

For years scholars have tried to find the magic key to Latin American development, mainly through economic theory and economic institutions. In this paper we propose a different approach: we claim that in the long run, the rotation in government of right and left-wing parties favors development. We assume that development combines growth and increased social well-being, that right-wing parties prioritize growth while left-wing parties prioritize social well being, and that there is a trade off between growth and income distribution in the long run. This hypothesis is tested empirically using a simple of 122 countries, using the United Nations’ Human Development Index (HDI) as a proxy for development.

Keywords : Democracy; Development; Party Turnover; Partisan Approach.

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