[dash2]

That death rate is IIRC mostly caused by increased alcoholism, so it may have more specific causes than just “democracy and the free market”.

[giantg2]

Wouldn't despair about their predicament or future lead to alcoholism? Something that could be related to regime change.

[kwhitefoot]

Could you be more specific?

[dash2]

This article is a response to a critique, by the original authors. It should have cites to the debate: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09668136.2012.6...