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On Being ‘Frank’ about Terrorism
Oliverio, Annamarie - In: Journal of Developing Societies 24 (2008) 1, pp. 13-29
Andre Gunder Frank's work on the global economy, social movements and his own experiences reflect critical issues related to the state and terror. He understood all too well the insidious, yet symbiotic relationship between the state and terror. Frank views politics and terror as a manipulation,...
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Why Liberal Capitalism Has Failed to Stimulate a Democratic Culture in Africa
Ndi, Alfred - In: Journal of Developing Societies 27 (2011) 2, pp. 177-200
and exploiting the politics of class division. The African experience with liberal democracy indicates that Sen’s theory … cultural idioms in Africa that run counter to liberal conceptions of emancipation. Achieving democracy and freedom in Africa is …
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Is There Any Room for Latin America in US Foreign Policy?
Vilas, Carlos M. - In: Journal of Developing Societies 21 (2005) 3-4, pp. 389-402
All through the Cold War US foreign policy approached Latin America and the Caribbean through the lens of the East–West confrontation. With the implosion of the Soviet bloc – and the Soviet Union – this approach became outdated. Since then, US foreign policy towards the...
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The Case for Democracy
Werlin, Herbert H. - In: Journal of Developing Societies 25 (2009) 3, pp. 339-370
(2007) provides a valuable analysis of the success of democracy in the modern world but fails to adequately deal with … remaining questions having to do with: (i) the definition of democracy; (ii) the linkage between democracy and economic …, at the conclusion, the question is raised about the relationship of democracy to corruption. In so doing, Lord Actonâ …
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The Logic of External Reform Resistance
Parke, Dana M.; Fails, Matthew D. - In: Journal of Developing Societies 30 (2014) 2, pp. 145-167
democracy. Original interview data from Dakar, Senegal strongly supports our argument. The findings have important implications …
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Democracy, Government Spending and Economic Growth: The Case of Ghana, 1960–2008
Sakyi, Daniel; Adams, Samuel - In: Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research 6 (2012) 3, pp. 361-383
extent to which democracy and government spending have had an impact on economic growth in Ghana over the period 1960–2008 … democracies’ hypothesis. The paper demonstrates that democracy and government spending go hand in hand to have a positive impact …
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Relevance of Nehru’s Vision Today
Yadav, R.S. - In: South Asian Survey 19 (2012) 2, pp. 175-188
Contemporary changes in the form of introducing structural reforms in the country and end of the Cold War at the global level have brought about significant transformations and new orientations in India’s domestic and foreign policies. Questions are being raised regarding the relevance of...
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The Taliban Did Not Create the Taliban, Imperialism Did
Gagnon, Jean-Paul - In: Journal of South Asian Development 7 (2012) 1, pp. 23-42
Sir Karl Popper’s (2002) method of historicism has been neglected in the analysis of the radicalisation of Afghanistan’s society in the form of the Taliban. Popper’s historicism is the idea that the past may allow the forecasting of the future by understanding the state of...
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Democracy and Infant Mortality in India’s ‘Mini-democracies’: A Preliminary Theoretical Inquiry and Analysis*
Pushkar - In: Journal of South Asian Development 7 (2012) 2, pp. 109-137
mechanisms that are said to activate the democracy-good health link: (1) political competition; (2) civil society activism; and …
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Aftermath of the Revolution: Experiments in Western-style Democratic Politics in Early Republican China
Chaoguang, Wang - In: China Report 48 (2012) 4, pp. 393-405
been dominated by authoritarianism for thousands of years. As a result, Western-style democracy failed to take root in … Republican China. Instead of embarking on a journey towards democracy, prosperity and independence, China gradually descended …
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