The Fate of Young Democracies

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Half-title......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Dedication......Page 7
Contents......Page 9
List of Figures and Tables......Page 11
Preface and Acknowledgments......Page 15
1 What Makes Young Democracies Different......Page 27
Voters, Elections, and Economic Policy......Page 33
Political Parties and Economic Policy......Page 46
Democratic Institutions and Economic Policy......Page 52
Does Age Matter......Page 58
Conclusions......Page 62
2 Why Do Young Democracies Fail......Page 63
Democratic Survival and Reversal......Page 65
Descriptive Statistics......Page 72
Regression Analysis......Page 83
Conclusions......Page 94
3 Are Some Regions More Democracy Friendly......Page 97
The Economics of Young Democracies: A Regional Perspective......Page 99
Latin America: The Political Economy of Populism......Page 102
Eastern Europe: Democratizing During Hard Times......Page 110
Africa: On the Road to Sustainable Development......Page 117
Asia: Democratization in the Shadow of Authoritarian Success......Page 126
Economic Growth and Democracy in Asia......Page 130
Asia’s Repeat Democratizers......Page 132
Democratization in Fragile States: Afghanistan and Iraq......Page 137
Conclusions......Page 141
4 Is Democracy Promotion Effective......Page 145
Does Foreign Aid Promote Democracy......Page 148
Promoting Democracy and Development: The Millennium Challenge Corporation......Page 153
Beyond the MCC......Page 160
5 Conclusions and Policy Recommendations......Page 167
Lessons for Policy-Makers......Page 169
Directions for Future Research......Page 173
Elections, Parties, and Economic Performance......Page 174
Institutions, Ideas, and Democracy......Page 176
The International Political Economy of Democratic Survival......Page 178
Concluding Thoughts......Page 180
Definition of Democracy......Page 183
Democratization Data Set......Page 186
Appendix 2 List of Young Democracies......Page 189
References......Page 193
INDEX......Page 205