Building Democracy and International Governance

ISBN-13: 9781138574731 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 248 str.

George M. Guess

Opis

Building Democracy and International Governance uses both case studies and careful data analysis to argue that federalist democracy may just be the most responsive, authoritative, and flexible system for nation building, and that there is value in confronting the challenges that lie in exporting federalist democracy abroad.

Spis treści

Preface.  1. Introduction: The Need for Effective Government  2. Challenges to Effective Government: Ethnic-Nationalism, Populist Nationalism and Weak State Institutions  3. Wealthier State Populist Nationalism  4. Macroeconomic Instability  5. Inability of Both Wealthy and Poor Countries to Reduce Regional Inequalities  6. Governing Structures  7. Response to Governance Challenges: The Problem of Aid Design and Implementation  8. Aid as Stimulus for Democracy and Governmental Effectiveness  9. Targeting Aid to Threats Against Improved Governmental Effectiveness  10. Specific Problems with Design and Implementation of Aid  11. Summary and Conclusions  Appendix 1. Managing Development Projects in High Risk Environments: The Case of Pakistan [George M. Guess and Dennis DeSantis]

O autorze

George M. Guess is Adjunct Professor in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, USA.