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Book SynopsisExploring and updating the controversial debates about the relationship between democracy and development, this Research Handbook provides clarification on the complex and nuanced interlinkages between political regime type and socio-economic development. Distinguished scholars examine a broad range of issues from multidisciplinary perspectives across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.
Analysing the relationship between political regime types, including varieties of democracies and autocracies, and broader development indicators, chapters cover economic growth, poverty and human development, inequality, corruption, conflict, human rights, and environmental sustainability. The Research Handbook examines longstanding and unresolved debates in the field over the past 60 years, as well as investigating contemporary issues of rising global inequalities, the resurgence of authoritarian populism, and the crisis of liberal democracy.
Thorough and invigorating, this will be an essential read for social science scholars and students, particularly those studying sociology, politics, economics and global development studies. Policy makers and government officials dealing with foreign affairs and international development will appreciate the detailed case studies the Research Handbook offers.
Trade Review‘Democracy and development as inclusive pursuits do not come naturally to humans as self-interested actors. They require institutionalization and rules of practice to balance between autonomy and responsibility, the self and the collective. This impressive book, rich in theory and substantiation, reminds us why we must not give up on the imperatives of democracy and development despite the phenomenal challenges to their fulfillment.’ -- Francis B. Nyamnjoh, University of Cape Town, South Africa
‘This is a volume of unusual quality, substantive breadth, and grounding in social science. The editors and contributors embed cutting-edge findings in the past two or three decades of scholarship on development and democracy, and on the relationship between the two. The volume will be valuable both as a resource and as a launching point for new research.’ -- Catherine Boone, London School of Economics, UK
‘Too often it is taken for granted that democracy translates into development. The variety of reflections in this volume go beyond this convenient but far too easy equation. They offer valuable food for thought, motivating further deliberations in search and support of promoting and strengthening democracy as an ingredient to meaningful development.’ -- Henning Melber, President of the European Association for Development Research and Training Institutes, Germany
‘Two of the most contested subjects in contemporary scholarship – democracy and development—are boldly unpacked, re-packaged, and (re)connected in this refreshing new text. The Handbook answers your foremost questions and foregrounds the timeliness and timelessness of these phenomena and their perplexities.’ -- Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso, Babcock University, Nigeria
‘Crawford and Abdulai have brought together a wonderful slate of illustrious scholars to address central questions about the relationships between democracy, development, and sustainability. This brilliant handbook is a “must-have” guide alike for new learners looking for an introduction to seasoned researchers seeking a ready reference. An invaluable resource for political scientists, sociologists, anthropologists, economists, and many multidisciplinary scientists among others.’ -- Arun Agrawal, University of Michigan, US and Editor-in-Chief, World Development
Table of ContentsContents: Introduction to Research Handbook on Democracy and Development : an overview of the debates 1 Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai and Gordon Crawford PART I DEFINITIONS AND INTERLINKAGES 1 Democracy: contested concept with a common core 27 Svend-Erik Skaaning 2 Development: a multidimensional concept 45 Eija Ranta 3 Democracy and development: moving beyond the conundrum 60 Alina Rocha Menocal 4 Sen and development as freedom 79 Darley Jose Kjosavik PART II CAPITALISM, DEMOCRACY AND AUTOCRACY 5 Neoliberal democracy vs neoliberal authoritarianism: capitalism and democracy’s global contest in the twenty-first century 99 Rita Kiki Edozie 6 Autocracy and variations in economic development outcomes 117 Carl Henrik Knutsen 7 Varieties of autocracy and human development 135 Andrea Cassani PART III REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES 8 Democracy and growth in Africa 152 Michael T. Rock and Marc Howard Ross 9 Democracy and development in Africa 174 Augustin Kwasi Fosu 10 Leaders, multiparty elections and developmental performances in sub-Saharan Africa 194 Giovanni Carbone and Alessandro Pellegata 11 Democracy and development in Latin America 212 Luis F. Angosto-Ferrández 12 Democracy and development in Asia 228 Aurel Croissant and Lars Pelke 13 Democracy and development in the MENA 250 Imad Salamey 14 Democracy, development and Islam 263 Michael T. Rock and Soli Ozel PART IV INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND AID POLICY 15 Corruption, democracy and development: the role of the European Union 293 Ina Kubbe and Liljana Cvetanoska 16 Human rights and development: civic engagement, approaches and outcomes 313 Bård A. Andreassen PART V DEMOCRACY AND CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION 17 Consociational democracy: compromise or collapse? 331 Allison McCulloch 18 Post-conflict reconstruction and democracy promotion 347 Alpaslan Özerdem 19 Transitional justice, transformative justice, democracy and development 359 Matthew Evans 20 South Africa: democracy and development in the post-apartheid era 372 Tom Lodge PART VI INEQUALITIES AND DEMOCRACY 21 Why inequality is democracy’s catch-22 392 Alina Rocha Menocal 22 Gender inequality and democracy in Africa 408 Gretchen Bauer 23 Horizontal inequalities and democracy 420 Frances Stewart PART VII DEEPENING DEMOCRACY 24 Participatory budgeting: contributions to reversing social and spatial priorities 442 Yves Cabannes 25 NGOs and the democratic space within Uganda’s emerging oil sector 462 Badru Bukenya 26 Democratic decentralization and local development: insights from Morocco’s advanced regionalization process 482 Sylvia I. Bergh PART VIII DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT 27 Representation, citizenship and the public domain: choice and recognition in natural resource decentralization 503 Jesse Ribot 28 Democracy, ideological orientation and sustainable development 522 Peter Söderbaum Index 536
