Liberalism democracy development

Cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Acknowledgements......Page 9
Abbreviations......Page 11
Yet another book on ‘liberal democracy’?......Page 13
Isn’t it true anyway that the financial crisis of 1997–8 put an end to the ‘Asian miracle’?......Page 15
1 The question: is ‘liberal democracy’ good for economic development?......Page 22
1.1 The context......Page 25
1.2 The pro-‘liberal democracy’and anti-‘liberal democracy’ camps: situating the democracy–development debate within the…......Page 34
1.3 Focusing on the democracy–development connection......Page 39
1.4 Focusing on Asia......Page 42
Part I The present context of democratisation and decomposing ‘liberal democracy’......Page 49
2.1 ‘Economic’, ‘civil’ and ‘political’ liberties......Page 51
2.2 The three-fold architecture......Page 56
2.3 A summary of points......Page 64
2.4 Advantages of the new framework......Page 65
3 Democratisation: between the ‘liberal’ and the ‘democratic’......Page 69
3.1.1 ‘Pre-conditions’......Page 71
3.1.2 ‘Political crafting’......Page 74
3.1.3 ‘Structured contingency’......Page 80
3.1.4 Five types of limiting factors......Page 82
3.2 Thinking in terms of ‘converging’ and ‘diverging’ forces and noting their effect on the ‘liberal’ and ‘democratic’…......Page 89
3.2.1 ‘Global’, international forces......Page 90
3.2.2 Institutions and the state as the ‘mediator’ of international forces......Page 100
3.2.3 The effect of more historically particular forces......Page 105
3.3 Further differentiating these forces......Page 111
Par t II The democracy–development debate: old problem, new thinking......Page 125
4.1 Macro vs micro......Page 129
4.2 Using cases to explain......Page 137
4.3 Using the Asian cases to explain the democracy–development connection......Page 139
5.1 Some preliminary points......Page 142
5.2.1 The conditions: ‘security’, ‘stability’, ‘openness and information’......Page 144
5.2.2 Unpacking further......Page 157
5.3.1 The connection with authoritarianism......Page 166
5.3.2 Explaining the Asian success: free market, developmental state, state autonomy, authoritarianism......Page 182
5.4 Between the two sides......Page 200
6.1 Setting the agenda I: towards a more inclusionary institutionalism......Page 203
6.2 Setting the agenda II: a different mix of liberties and a different set of institutions–institutionalisation of…......Page 211
6.3 Setting the agenda III: achieving ‘security’, ‘stability’ and ‘openness and information’ in Japan and the East Asian NICs......Page 224
6.4 Towards a wider conception of state strength......Page 231
6.5 The democracy–development relationship in the Asian case......Page 240
7.1 Summarising......Page 242
7.2 Towards a new Asian model?......Page 247
Bibliography......Page 249
Index......Page 283