Liberalism, Democracy and Development

ISBN-13: 9780521004985 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 284 str.

Sylvia Chan

Opis

Sylvia Chan examines the claim that liberal democracy on the Western model is the paradigm to which developing countries should aspire to provide good governance and economic success. The success of some countries, notably in Asia, which do not conform to that model has led many to question that link. Chan argues that these successful developing nations have enjoyed the economic and social liberties necessary to encourage economic development, without the need to adopt the formal democratic institutions and cultural values of the West.

Recenzje

'This is a provocative book … should be read not only by development experts of the Washington consensus persuasion who advocate common prescriptions for the problems of all developing countries but also in donor countries and agencies wishing to impose Western concepts of democracy in their aid conditionality.' Development Policy Review

Spis treści

1. Introduction: the question; Part I. The Present Context of Democratisation and Decomposing 'Liberal Democracy': 2. Decomposing 'liberal democracy'; 3. Democratisation: between the 'liberal' and the 'democratic'; Part II. The Democracy-Development Debate: Old Problem, New Thinking: 4. Constructing an empirical explanation; 5. The democracy-development debate reconsidered; 6. Reconstructing an explanation of the Asian success; 7. Conclusion, and a note on the Asian crisis.