PPT-Economic effects of democracy

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 gt less investment gt less growth. Forms of Government - Democratic. Direct Democracy. Representative Democracy. People. Laws. Created by the people. Representatives. Elected by the people. Laws. Enacted by elected. representatives. Supreme authority rests in the hands of the people.. . 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. on economic. , political and social performance. Kristobal Miguel Meléndez . Aguilar. Introduction. In 1959, . by . calculating averages of some welfare variables, Lipset showed that, in all cases, . L/O – To identify the key features of the Democracy movement . Deng’s opposition to Political Reforms. Although Deng believed in . economic reform . and . Westernisation. he was . very conservative . Political Economy of the Global South. Prof. Tyson Roberts. What is Democracy?. “that institutional arrangement for arriving at political decisions in which individuals acquire the power to decide by means of a competitive struggle for the people’s vote” (Schumpeter 1947). Democracy in EU Policy and MENA Perceptions After the Arab Uprisings. The Arab . Transformations . Project: Political, Economic, and Social Transformations in the Middle East and North Africa. Andrea Teti. Argentina, Brazil. . and Uruguay. Why did the Military junta relinquish power by 1983?. Crippling economic problems: . Wages reduced by 40% between 1981-2. Inflation increased to 500% by 1982 (from 300% in 1976). Questions Sections 1 and 2.  . 1. How were the British East India Company and the British Crown able to take economic . . . and political control of India after the . Munghal. Empire’s decline?. L/O – To identify the key features of the Democracy movement . Deng’s opposition to Political Reforms. Although Deng believed in . economic reform . and . Westernisation. he was . very conservative . The Theory. Balance of Trade. Shipping. Colonies exist to supply raw materials. Acquisition of Colonies. New market. Exploitation of Resources. Adam Smith’s . The Wealth of Nations. Government Industry = Partnership. 1828-1844. Chapter 10. Democracy in Theory . and . Practice Rise of the Common Man. Democracy became preferred description of American politics in 1820s and 1830s. In democracy, the people were sovereign and could do no wrong. L/O – To identify and examine how Japanese democracy was undermined and why it collapsed in 1932. Japan between the Wars. Between 1918 and 1932, Japanese politics went through a period known as ‘. Why did democracy give way to militarism in Japan? L/O – To identify and examine how Japanese democracy was undermined and why it collapsed in 1932 Japan between the Wars Between 1918 and 1932, Japanese politics went through a period known as ‘ P Huntington Can Yugoslavia Survive Mihajlo Mihajlov Soviet Reaction Russian Reform Gail W Lapidus 149 Oleg Rumyantsev Liu Binyan on China Larry Diamond on Nigeria Gehad Auda on Egypt Sung-Joo Han on