The Case for Democracy (Part I of II)

Bolstered by decades of research, in November 2021 Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) launched their Case for Democracy campaign. This edition of the DRG Learning Digest examines V-Dem’s findings on questions related to the provision of public goods and services:

• Does democracy improve public goods provision?
• Are democracies better for social protection of the poor, gender equality, and social cohesion?
• Does democracy have dividends for education?
• Does democracy increase global health?