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1 DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT DR. RACHEL GISSELQUIST RESEARCH FELLOW, UNU-WIDER
2 SO WHAT? "The more well-to-do a nation, the greater the chances it will sustain democracy (Lipset, 1959) Underlying the litany of Africa s development problems is a crisis of governance (World Bank, 1989) Good governance is perhaps the single most important factor in eradicating poverty and promoting development (UNSG Kofi Annan, 1998) Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs): Democratic principles run through the Agenda like a golden thread, from universal access to public goods, health care and education, as well as safe places to live and decent work opportunities for all. Goal 16 addresses democracy directly: it calls for inclusive societies and accountable institutions. (UNSG Ban Ki-moon, 2016 Day of Democracy)
3 OUTLINE AND AIMS Introduce key concepts Consider: Does economic development lead to democracy? Does regime type make a difference for key development outcomes, such as growth, redistribution, and social welfare? How else might institutions matter to development?
4 I. KEY CONCEPTS
5 INSTITUTIONS Institutions are the rules of the game in a society or, more formally, are the humanly devised constraints that shape human interaction (Douglass North, Institutions, Institutional Change, and Economic Performance (1990), p. 3). Formal vs. informal institutions Why do they matter? Constraints on behavior Incentives Path dependence and the survival of inefficient institutions: the consequence of small events and chance circumstances can determine solutions, that once they prevail lead to a particular path (North, p. 94)
6 STATE / REGIME TYPE / GOVERNMENT State: A state is a formal group that is sovereign over its members and occupies a well defined territory. It is the formal apparatus of authoritative roles and law norms through which that sovereignty is exercised (Rummel 1976) Governments change, but states endure. A state is the means of rule over a defined or "sovereign" territory. It is comprised of an executive, a bureaucracy, courts and other institutions. But, above all, a state levies taxes and operates a military and police force. States distribute and re-distribute resources and wealth, so lobbyists, politicians and revolutionaries seek in their own way to influence or even to get hold of the levers of state power. States exist in a variety of sizes Some claim a long lineage, while others are of modern construction... While globalization and regional integration (like the European Union) challenge the state's powers, the state is still the dominant arena of domestic politics as well as the primary actor in international relations. (Global Policy Forum) Regime: form or system of rule by which a state, community, etc., is governed Three key aspects define a regime 1. Number & type of actors who gain access to principal governmental positions 2. Method of access 3. Rules that are followed in making publicly-binding decisions
7 DEMOCRACY Minimal (or procedural or Schumpeterian ) definition: Crucial feature is elections. the democratic method is 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 -Joseph Schumpeter, Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy (1942) Electoral Democracy
8 ELECTORAL DEMOCRACIES SOURCE: FREEDOM HOUSE, 2016
9 REGIME SUB-TYPES, TAKE 2 (Howard and Roessler 2006) Democracy vs. Authoritarianism Electoral (minimal) democracy
10 DEMOCRACY (2015) SOURCE: ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT
11 GOVERNANCE & STATE FRAGILITY Governance: the exercise and organization of political power to manage a country s affairs. Good governance: includes efficient and transparent public sectors, stable and effective institutions, and support for citizen engagement and participation in political processes. State fragility: States are fragile when state structures lack political will and/or capacity to provide the basic functions needed for poverty reduction, development and to safeguard the security and human rights of their populations -Principles for Good International Engagement in Fragile States & Situations, 2007 I.e., very poor quality governance is one of its defining characteristics
12 FRAGILE STATES & ECONOMIES (SOURCE: OECD, 2015)
13 RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNMENT, REGIME, AND STATE -- EXAMPLES Poor growth Government voted out Government is pro-poor Inclusive growth Economic crisis Regime change Regime type (democracy) Development Industrialization & modernization Development of state institutions Developmental state Rapid growth
14 II. DEVELOPMENT DEMOCRACY?
15 FH Rating (2011) Denmark Iceland US Japan Luxembourg Kuwait Singapore 2 Qatar 1 Eritrea UAE Per capita income (2010)
16 MODERNIZATION THEORY (LIPSET, LERNER) "The more well-to-do a nation, the greater the chances it will sustain democracy (Lipset) As countries develop, they become more urbanized, literate, have greater access to media and higher incomes Mechanisms for enhancing democracy: Provides resources for ordinary people to launch and sustain collective action for common demands, mounting effective pressure on state authorities to respond Industrialization led to working class struggles for social inclusion, resulting in universal suffrage.
17 3 CRITIQUES 1. Many cases don t fit: In terms of outcomes: Some poor countries are democracies, some rich countries are not. In terms of mechanisms: E.g., working classes often sided with fascist or Communist parties that aborted civic freedoms.
18 2. Development may lead to conflict, not democracy: Huntington s inverted U hypothesis about income and political stability: Rapid social progress results in frustrated aspirations and demands for social inclusion that are not commensurate with existing political institutions Samuel Huntington, Political Order and Changing Societies (1968).
19 3. Development may sustain a regime but not cause democratic transition. Adam Przeworski and Fernando Limongi, Modernization: Theories and Facts, World Politics (1997): [M]odernization need not generate democracy but democracies survive in countries that are modern. Above $6,055, democracies could expect to last forever
20 RESURGENCE OF SUPPORT FOR MODERNIZATION Some mechanisms proposed: Development reduces inequality (Acemoglu & Robinson) Median voter becomes wealthier and distributive demands placed on elites are less extreme; suppressing the masses becomes more costly than conceding to democracy Development provides more options for elites (Boix) Mobile capital allows them to move it out of reach of taxation; Immobile capital (e.g. oil resources, plantations) are more easily taxed Human empowerment approach (Inglehart & Welzel) Development increases peoples capabilities and willingness to struggle for democratic freedoms
21 III. DEMOCRACY & GOOD GOVERNANCE DEVELOPMENT? Underlying the litany of Africa s development problems is a crisis of governance (World Bank, 1989) Good governance is perhaps the single most important factor in eradicating poverty and promoting development (Kofi Annan, 1998)
22 A DEVELOPMENT DIVIDEND? (KAUFMANN, KRAAY, AND ZOIDO-LOBATON 2000)
23 SOME MECHANISMS Democracies provide checks on government power & elections may force governments to be more responsive to citizen demands. Authoritarian governments may more likely Extract rents, instead of providing public goods and investing in human capital Focus on the short term and extracting rents to the maximum extent possible while in power Spend on a repressive apparatus rather than productive investments Foster political instability and conflict
24 OR, DOES DEMOCRACY HINDER DEVELOPMENT? A strong state with developmental objectives (developmental state) may be necessary to institute the extensive planning and regulation needed to promote growth in late industrializing countries E.g., East Asian Miracle countries (Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan) In democracies, interest group demands may increase pressure for redistribution and undermine overall economic efficiency (Mancur Olson) Authoritarianism may help to isolate technocrats from such popular pressures ( Embedded autonomy )
25 DEMOCRACIES & SOCIAL WELFARE Elections may generally make governments more responsive to citizens, BUT empirical record is not so clear.
26 VARIATIONS ACROSS DEMOCRACIES Democratic institutions and electoral systems E.g., proportional representation systems might provide more redistribution than majoritarian ones Parties and party systems E.g., social democratic parties typically engage in more welfare spending due to historical alliance with labor. Federalism Lines of accountability for service delivery, tax systems, and welfare might be murkier Variation within democracies Other factors?
27 IV. HOW ELSE MIGHT INSTITUTIONS MATTER?
28 STATE CAPACITY IS KEY TO DEVELOPMENT Dimensions of state capacity (Hanson & Sigmon 2013) - Extractive: to raise revenue - Coercive: to protect border, maintain order, enforce policy - Administrative: to develop policy, to deliver public goods The most important political distinction among countries concerns not their form of government but their degree of government (Huntington, 1968).
29 WHAT DO CAPABLE STATE INSTITUTIONS LOOK LIKE? Developed countries suggest some models. But, copying institutions from developed countries won t necessarily work. Context matters. The problems of isomorphic mimicry and capability traps (Pritchett & Andrews 2013) So how then do we build state capability for development? Pritchett, Woolcock, and Andrews solution: Problem driven iterative adaptation (PDIA)
30 OTHER INSTITUTIONS Basic rule of law Secure property rights Legal and regulatory framework that supports entrepreneurship and investment Conducive culture? Weber s Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism
31 CONCLUDING MESSAGES Contrary to policy rhetoric, it is not clear that good governance promotes development and poverty alleviation. (Of course, democracy and good governance may be worth promoting as goods in themselves.) The research literature has highlighted the opposite relationship: Development appears to be associated with a higher likelihood of democracy, although the exact mechanism is unclear. Democracies appear to be more likely to support inclusive growth (redistribution, social welfare) but not always and may sometimes have negative implications for growth. State capacity may be more important than democracy/regime type.
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