The key to this question is to think about corruption. The level of corruption presented determines the state’s circumstances of economic growth. Therefore, it is unconvincing to argue that North Korea could not achieve economic development because it is authoritarianism. Instead, people should consider other factors such as, which in this case, corruption.
Furthermore, some argue that the advantages of authoritarianism to economic growth are not worth sacrificing human rights and civil liberties of the citizens. However, they need to think about what the poor countries consider as their priority. Economic growth and economic freedom are antithetic concepts. At the early stages of economic development, achieving both the growth and freedom is close to impossible; thus, choosing one and giving up another is very crucial. To the poor states, economic growth comes first. Consequently, they are willing to withhold and sacrifice their freedom to facilitate economic