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WATCH: James Robinson, author of Why Nations Fail, on democracy


14 September 2016
James Robinson was the discussant at our panel at the DSA Conference. Here he argues that although democracy is no panacea, understanding political context is messy. We need some simple levers and the average effect of democracy is positive.