Liberalism, Democracy and Development
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Liberalism, Democracy and Development by Sylvia Chan
Many commentators have assumed a close connection between liberal democracy and economic development. In this book, Sylvia Chan questions this assumption and suggests a new theoretical framework, in which liberal democracy is 'decomposed' into economic, civil and political dimensions that can be combined in different ways, allowing for a range of 'institutional matrices'. She then shows, in a case study of Japan and the Asian newly industrialising countries, how these seemingly less democratic countries have enjoyed a unique mix of economic, civil and political liberties which have encouraged economic development, without the need to share the institutional structures and cultural values of the West. Chan's model therefore provides a re-evaluation of the institutional capacities needed to sustain a competitive economy in a globalising world, and develops a more sophisticated understanding of the democracy-development connection.
'The author's interpretation of the Asian experience is quite convincing and will no doubt help to move the debate to a more advanced level' International Affairs
'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
'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
Sylvia Chan is a poet from Hayward, California. Formerly a jazz pianist in the San Francisco East Bay, she lives in Tucson, where she teaches at the University of Arizona, serves as nonfiction editor for Entropy, and is a court advocate for foster kids in Pima County.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521808835 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521808839 |
| Titel | Liberalism, Democracy and Development |
| Autor | Sylvia Chan |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Hardback |
| Verlag | Cambridge University Press |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2002-10-17 |
| Seitenanzahl | 284 |
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