Synopses & Reviews
The 1990s have witnessed the ascendance of a new orthodoxy which asserts that democracy and development are mutually reinforcing. However, many new democracies are illiberal, non-participatory, and characterized by enormous inequalities. This important new study examines the extent to which it is possible to strive towards a new form of developmental state that can promote broad-based and equitable development in the context of legitimized, inclusive democracy.
Table of Contents
Introduction,
Mark Robinson and Gordon WhitePart I. The Democratic Developmental State
1. Constructing a Democratic Developmental State, Gordon White
2. Forms of the Democratic Developmental State: Democratic Practices and Development Capacity, Adrian Leftwich
3. Death Without Taxes: Democracy, State Capacity, and Aid Dependence in the Fourth World, Mick Moore
Part II. Political Institutions and Social Forces
4. Democratization and the Developmental State: The Search for Balance, James Manor
5. Democracy, Participation, and Public Policy: The Politics of Institutional Design, Mark Robinson
6. The Developmental Implications of Federal Political Institutions in India, Rob Jenkins
7. Democratic Institutions and Development in Post-Apartheid South Africa, Nicoli Nattrass and Jeremy Seekings
Part III. Deepening Democracy
8. Fiddling with Democracy: Translating Women's Participation in Politics in Uganda and South Africa into Gender-Equity in Development Practice, Anne Marie Goetz
9. Democratization and Sustainable Rural Livelihoods, Susanna Davies
10. Are There Alternatives to Liberal Democracy?, Robin Luckham