Building Democracy and International Governance

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.

List of contents

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]

About the author

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

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: George M. Guess, Guess George M.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.07.2018
• EAN: 9781138574724
• ISBN: 978-1-138-57472-4
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General, Political structures: democracy, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies