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Title Perspectives on human development theory in democracy promotiona: a comparison of democracy promotion programmes in Egypt through the lenses of classical and revised modernisation theory
Full text http://arno.unimaas.nl/show.cgi?fid=25613
Date 2012
Author(s) Moen Dyrnes, Inger Karin
Abstract This paper argues that the concept of socio-economic development needs to be redefined for the purpose of effective democracy promotion. By including aspects from human development theory, advocates of revised modernisation theory state that mass values in a society shift towards a preferance for democracy as higher levels socio-economic development provide existential security. This implies that a democratic culture shapes its institutions and not the other way around. If donor countries are willing to make long-term investments in human resources rather than focus on short-term improvements of state institutions, effective democracy may stand a better chance of developing.
Subject(s) democracy; democratisation
Publisher UNU-MERIT
Type of publication Research paper
Format application/pdf
Source UNU-MERIT working paper series: 2012-045, ISSN 1871-9872 ; vol.2012-045
Rights UNU-MERIT, 2012
Repository Maastricht - University of Maastricht
Added to C-A: 2012-08-13;14:29:06