A warning for business leaders: Aspiring autocrats tank economies
Masters of Scale with Reid HoffmanHow does a country sliding toward autocracy affect its economy? Political scientist and author Barbara F Walter offers data-driven insights about why the murky middle ground between democracy and autocracy is bad for business. She talked with host Jeff Berman live on stage at the 2025 Masters of Scale Summit.
Walter’s book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/how-civil-wars-start-and-how-to-stop-them-barbara-f-walter/35f702a0af16f18a
Walter’s Substack: https://barbarafwalter.substack.com/
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