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Hi, can someone give me some thoughts on these questions? Please provide at least 200 words.

1. Why are some countries in the Asia-Pacific (specifically between South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Burma, and Taiwan, and Vietnam) democratic while others are authoritarian or semi-democratic?

2. In the Asia-Pacific, does economic growth lead to democracy (with specific reference to the countries above-mentioned).

I just need someone to point me in the right direction.

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Thanks for posting today. I would be happy to shed some light on this for you.

1. Why are some countries in the Asia-Pacific (specifically between South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Burma, and Taiwan, and Vietnam) democratic while others are authoritarian or semi-democratic?

It's always interesting to see how some countries can be ...

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