Political drivers Questionbank

Institutional effectiveness and predictable rules are often more significant for development success than the specific political label of a system.

The specific political label of a system, such as democracy or autocracy, is the only reliable predictor of a country's economic growth rate.

Predictable rules and effective institutions can only be established and maintained within a Western-style liberal democratic framework.

The political label of a state is more important than institutional quality because it determines the level of foreign direct investment received.

Large public budgets are easily captured by corruption in weak states

Market-based policies are always easier to implement in any context

Weak states are prohibited by international law from spending money

The poor are better served by private markets when the state is weak

It increases the number of young taxpayers

It can lead to a higher dependency ratio, weakening tax revenues

It prevents the influx of remittances from abroad

It eliminates the need for government spending on the elderly

State capacity only refers to military power, not healthcare delivery

The country with the larger population always has better healthcare

Healthcare outcomes are determined solely by climate, not government

One country may be more effective at designing and implementing policy

Governments are always more efficient than private firms at managing costs

Private companies are not technically capable of building schools or hospitals

The free market has no interest in selling these services to anyone

Access to these services generates social benefits that extend beyond the individual user

Protection of property rights

Inconsistent application of rules

Secretive enforcement of laws

Unlimited government power

Because governments must be able to create effective strategies for services that markets do not provide fairly

Because once a policy is designed, it automatically implements itself regardless of administration

Because international organizations only provide funding for the design phase of development

Because design is the only phase where corruption can be completely eliminated

underlying conditions

external threats

temporary obstacles

isolated events

cultural homogeneity

state capacity

foreign aid

military dominance

They have never achieved strong economic growth or progress toward development goals.

Economic development and progress toward development goals are only possible in multi-party states.

Some single-party states have achieved significant economic growth and made progress toward development goals.

Single-party states are universally more successful at achieving economic development than democracies.