PPT-Reasons for the Growth of British Democracy

1850 1928 Political Advantage The 1867 Reform Act was passed partly as an attempt to Dish the Whigs as Disraeli put it The Conservatives had been in opposition for many years and were trying to win votes. . Kim Eric . Bettcher. . Knowledge Management Officer. Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE). The evolution of institutions. Douglass North described the institutions needed to raise productivity and encourage long-term economic growth. Political Economy of the Global South. Prof. Tyson Roberts. Does Globalization Promote Democracy?. Bhagwati. : Yes. Directly: Rural farmers can bypass dominant classes and take produce directly to market thanks to modern information technology. Overall Unit. I. . Age of the Articles of Confederation (1776-1789). II. Age of Federalism (1789-1800). III. Jefferson, the Era of Good Feeling, and the Embargo(1800-1809). Revolution. I. Revolution (looking ahead). Political Risk. Risks to businesses from political events. . Glossary. Link. Nationalization:. Venezuela. Chavez: Venezuela will . nationalize gold . mines. Chavez orders nationalization of . Cargill. Figure 1. . The Distribution of Legal Origin. Legal Origins Theory. Common Law. Focus on Dispute Resolution. Principle based. Judicial law making. Adversarial. Civil Law. Focus on Policy Implementation. Political Economy of the Global South. Prof. Tyson Roberts. How does democracy in the Global South affect economic growth and other economic outcomes?. Argument that . democracy is bad for growth. In poor countries, democracy unleashes pressures for immediate consumption => less investment => less growth. . ECGA 6470: Economic Growth Development . Political Economy of Growth Readings:. Alesina and Perotti (1994) “Political Economy of Growth” . World Bank Economic Review . (photocopy). Benabou (1997) “Inequality and Growth” . Vocabulary. Annexation: . The action of annexing, to incorporate a territory into an existing political unit (country). Sovereignty: . Supreme power or authority.. WHY?. What reasons do you think Maori may have been looking to Britain for intervention in NZ in the early 1830s?. Put your hand up if......... You have brown hair. Wear glasses. Have a brother or sister. Like football. Can speak another language. You like swimming in the sea! . Born in this country. Know what you want to be when you’re older. and Political Regime. Policy Formulation in Developing Countries. GRIPS Development Forum. Leadership is Crucial. Top leader with proper vision and decisive action is crucial for development. . Not all strong leaders are effective leaders. Economic literacy is the key requirement.. The British Navy kept the Americans from trading freely with . Europe. The British Navy often . captured American sailors and made them work for . them. . The US wanted to “free” . British North . A counter-interpretation sees unrestricted market ordering as a threat to political arrangements carefully crafted earlier in this century to provide goods collectively that will not be provided indiv THE STORY OF INDIAN DEMOCRACY By Sumit Ganguly Sumit Ganguly is Rabindranath Tagore Professor of Indian Cultures and Civilization and Indiana University This essay is an edited version of his talk at values. ? . Respect. Courage. Honesty. Charity. Kindness. What are . British. . values. ? . Government’s list of Fundamental British Values. The government has produced the following list of fundamental British values: .