A warning for business leaders: Aspiring autocrats tank economies
Masters of Scale
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- December 6, 2025
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- 21:50
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- Last updated
- Jun 24, 2026
Discusses How does a country sliding toward autocracy affect its economy? Political scientist and author Barba…
Summary
How 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/ho…
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How 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/35f702a0af16f18aWalter’s Substack: https://barbarafwalter.substack.com/Subscribe to th