1 option
The democracy advantage : how democracies promote prosperity and peace / Morton H. Halperin, Joseph T. Siegle, Michael M. Weinstein.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Halperin, Morton H.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy.
- Economic development--Political aspects.
- Economic development.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 274 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Revised edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2010.
- Summary:
- The Democracy Advantage provides an empirically-grounded analysis of the consistently positive development track record of poor countries with democratic governments versus those with more oppressive political systems. Building on the democratic peace literature, Halperin, Siegle, and Weinstein connect the dots of how democracy and development contribute to lower levels of both intrastate conflict and popular support for extremist ideologies. This analysis provides a foundation for a series of policy recommendations for how democracy can become a more central feature of U.S. and international engagement in the developing world. The Democracy Advantage is an evenly argued liberal internationalist justification for making democracy a central feature of U.S. foreign policy.
- Contents:
- Exposing a 50-year-old myth
- Setting the record right
- Sustaining new democracies
- Democracy and security
- Making development safe for democracy
- Democracy as the default option
- Bringing democracy to the center of development
- The great race.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780415990653
- 0415990653
- OCLC:
- 440562809
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.