Does democracy deliver? : an analysis of the debate on the relationship between development and democracy

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dc.contributor.authorSwider, Anielaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-08T09:41:54Z
dc.date.available2014-09-08T09:41:54Z
dc.date.issued2003en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 66-70.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe assertion that economic development can lead to democracy has been one of the most contested and debated issues in political science. Chapter Two outlines the evolution of the definitions and measurements of democracy and development which are used by Western scholars. The empirical studies on the relationship between development and democracy were largely generated in response to Seymour Martin Lipset's controversial study in 1959, which showed that the more well-to-do a nation, the greater the chances are for it to sustain a democracy. African scholars' criticisms of the Western canon will be presented in Chapter Three. This paper will describe the link between modernization theory and the development projects that have disappointed African scholars, thus causing them to search for a ""new and improved"" development theory which should replace Western theory. African scholars connect the failures of development projects in their own countries to the inapplicability of Western theory to the African continent. This paper will describe the African argument against Western definitions of democracy and development, methodologies used by Western theorists, and the 'Westernization' of social science. Then, the original literature will be presented to show that African scholars have created a contestable caricature of the Western canon which denies the possibility that African scholars and Western theorists have much in common. However, African scholars do not attempt to contribute to the evolution of the analysis on the relationship between development and democracy. Instead, they negatively stereotype the entire Western canon and do not acknowledge the robust value of the empirical findings outlined in Chapter Two. This ""misunderstanding"" of the Western canon suggests that African scholars are arguing against a construct rather than an accurate paradigm.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSwider, A. (2003). <i>Does democracy deliver? : an analysis of the debate on the relationship between development and democracy</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6939en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSwider, Aniela. <i>"Does democracy deliver? : an analysis of the debate on the relationship between development and democracy."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6939en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSwider, A. 2003. Does democracy deliver? : an analysis of the debate on the relationship between development and democracy. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Swider, Aniela AB - The assertion that economic development can lead to democracy has been one of the most contested and debated issues in political science. Chapter Two outlines the evolution of the definitions and measurements of democracy and development which are used by Western scholars. The empirical studies on the relationship between development and democracy were largely generated in response to Seymour Martin Lipset's controversial study in 1959, which showed that the more well-to-do a nation, the greater the chances are for it to sustain a democracy. African scholars' criticisms of the Western canon will be presented in Chapter Three. This paper will describe the link between modernization theory and the development projects that have disappointed African scholars, thus causing them to search for a ""new and improved"" development theory which should replace Western theory. African scholars connect the failures of development projects in their own countries to the inapplicability of Western theory to the African continent. This paper will describe the African argument against Western definitions of democracy and development, methodologies used by Western theorists, and the 'Westernization' of social science. Then, the original literature will be presented to show that African scholars have created a contestable caricature of the Western canon which denies the possibility that African scholars and Western theorists have much in common. However, African scholars do not attempt to contribute to the evolution of the analysis on the relationship between development and democracy. Instead, they negatively stereotype the entire Western canon and do not acknowledge the robust value of the empirical findings outlined in Chapter Two. This ""misunderstanding"" of the Western canon suggests that African scholars are arguing against a construct rather than an accurate paradigm. DA - 2003 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2003 T1 - Does democracy deliver? : an analysis of the debate on the relationship between development and democracy TI - Does democracy deliver? : an analysis of the debate on the relationship between development and democracy UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6939 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSwider A. Does democracy deliver? : an analysis of the debate on the relationship between development and democracy. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2003 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6939en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPolitical Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleDoes democracy deliver? : an analysis of the debate on the relationship between development and democracyen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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