Development and Democracy: New Perspectives on an Old Debate

by Ramaswamy, Sunder; Cason, Jeffrey W.

• ISBN13: 9781584652755
• ISBN10: 1584652756
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-01
• Publisher: Univ Pr of New England

Summary

The relationship between development and democracy, one of the most studied themes in the social sciences, is also one of the most elusive and most vexing. Central to this study are two questions: Is liberal democracy a prerequisite for economic development? Or is economic development a prerequisite for liberal democracy? Political scientists and economists have offered a variety of answers to these questions, emphasizing such issues as institutionalization, government policy, political parties, and economic development strategies. Too often, though, political scientists analyze development with a limited understanding of economics, while economists advocate particular economic policies with no regard for the politics of implementing them. As the real world shows, and as this book demonstrates, economics and politics are intimately connected and must be understood in relation to one another. Development and Democracy , offering a mix of theoretical and empirical essays, brings together scholars from a variety of disciplines and area specializations (Latin America, South Asia, North Africa, China, Russia). The editors provide a broad general introduction to the topic. Essays in the first two sections offer overviews of key issues and assumptions in the field, and look particularly at the roles of institutions and civic participation in economic development. Essays in the final two sections examine challenges to achieving stable democracies and economies (such as ethnonationalism and violence), and use case studies to situate these themes in a global context. Contributors -- Amy L. Chua, David Deese, Jacques deLisle, Julio Gonzalez, Jonathan Isham, Satu Kaehkoenen, Thomas Kelly, Deepak Lal, Chris Magee, Stephen P. Magee, Timothy J. Power, William Reno, Gregory White, Shiping Zheng, and the editors

Author Biography

SUNDER RAMASWAMY, Professor and Chair of Economics at Middlebury College, is coauthor of The Economics of Agricultural Technology in Semiarid Sub-Saharan Africa (1997) and Economics: An Honors Companion (1995). JEFFREY W. CASON, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of International Studies at Middlebury College, is coauthor of Overseas Research (1997) and coeditor of Development at a Crossroads (1998).

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
List of Contributors	xi
Part I. Development and Democracy: An Overview
An Introduction to the Debates	3	(14)
Jeffrey W. Cason
Ramaswamy
Is Democracy Necessary for Development?	17	(26)
Deepak Lal
From Executive Crafting to Pluralistic Politics: Political and Economic Reform as Sequential, Cumulative Processes in Developing States	43	(28)
David A. Deese
Part II. Institutions, Participation, and Democracy
Culture, Values, and Perceptions of Corruption: A Cross-National Analysis	71	(27)
Timothy J. Power
Gonzalez
The Importance of ``Exit and Voice'' in the Provision of Clean Water: Evidence from India and Sri Lanka	98	(25)
Jonathan Isham
Kahkonen
Part III. Challenges in Achieving Development and Democracy
The Effects of Rent Seeking on Economic Development: An Increasing Divergence between Rich and Poor Countries?	123	(22)
Stephen P. Magee
S. P. Magee
Markets, Democracy, and Ethnicity	145	(23)
Amy L. Chua
Democracy, Business, and Violence	168	(27)
William Reno
Part IV. Development and Democracy in a Globalized World
Central Bank Independence and Democratic Decision Making	195	(15)
Thomas Kelly
Hands across the Mediterranean: The Politics of Immigration and European Support for Illiberal Regimes in North Africa	210	(19)
Gregory White
Development and Democracy: The Chinese Experience	229	(23)
Shiping Zheng
Chasing the God of Wealth while Evading the Goddess of Democracy: Development, Democracy, and Law in Reform-Era China	252	(43)
Jacques Delisle
Index	295