Kazi Mohammad Mahbobor Rahman, Associate Professor of Political Science argued that “the more liberalization of economic policies causes the more economic development irrespective of political regimes (democratic vs authoritarian)” at the prestigious 80th Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Conference 2023, Chicago, USA. He has been at the MPSA Conference for the fourth time since 2019. This year, Mr. Rahman has virtually spoken on “Economic Liberalization under the Military Rule: A Study of Thailand and Myanmar” in the Public Policy section (Public Policy in Comparative Perspective: East and South Asia, Fri, April 14, 9:45 to 11:15am CDT, Palmer House: https://tinyurl.com/2zxasxzs). He has been a discussant in the paper session on “Contemporary Liberalism and Its Challenge(r)s” (Liberalism & Democratic Theory” section, Fri, April 14, 1:15 to 2:45pm CDT: https://tinyurl.com/2mbjnqp8) and “Illiberalism and Democracy” (Contemporary Political Theory section, Thu, April 13, 6:30 to 8:00pm CDT: https://tinyurl.com/2gwt25lt).