Barriers to development: pushing the boundaries

Why some countries have failed to create democracy, wealth and happiness for their people is one of the great questions of our time. This essay encompasses a description of the multiple barriers to development that may have different characteristics, according to the context and the social structure...

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Main Author: Rodolfo A. Neirotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2015-02-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382015000100018&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:Why some countries have failed to create democracy, wealth and happiness for their people is one of the great questions of our time. This essay encompasses a description of the multiple barriers to development that may have different characteristics, according to the context and the social structures that maintain these conditions. It would be arrogant to pretend to have all the solutions for these problems.
ISSN:1678-9741