Author: Sanjay Marwah | Journal of Democracy

Sanjay Marwah is a Bradley Research Fellow at George Mason University’s School of Public Policy.

October 2000, Volume 11, Issue 4

Comparing East Asia and Latin America: Dimensions of Development

Francis Fukuyama
Sanjay Marwah

Such a comparison clearly shows a higher prevalence of democracy in Latin America and a better economic performance in East Asia. The two regions are likely to converge on both dimensions, but the gaps will remain.

Emerging Market Democracies: East Asia and Latin America

Laurence Whitehead

"Emerging Market Democracies provides useful insights into topics that connect market economies to various nations' politics, especially efforts at democratization, and compares and contrasts two important regions of the world in their quests for modernization."—John F. Copper, Asian Affairs