By James Melik Reporter, Business Daily, BBC World Service
Benin voters are given a choice from a list of diverse candidates
Benin is a pluralistic democracy with many parties competing for votes, but there is an argument about whether the western electoral system is the best way to promote economic growth.
Some people suggest that authoritarianism might be better at delivering food on the table, even if it is at the expense of electoral freedom.
They point out that in neighbouring democratic Ghana, economic growth happened under the military rule of Jerry Rawlings.
And then there are those who turn to ancestral methods to make their business successful - by using voodoo.
Path to democracy…
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