Rule of Law and Effective Government
The following excerpt is from a World Bank publication that your students can access. Ask them to evaluate the argument and look for evidence in the countries they are studying to support or contradict the conclusions.Civil Liberties, Democracy, and the Performance of Government Projects
"How does the extent of civil liberties and democracy in a country affect the performance of its government's investment projects and, more generally, the government's effectiveness?
"Empirical analysis demonstrates that the extent of civil liberties in a country affects the performance of a government's investment projects. This finding contributes to accumulating evidence that the degree to which citizens' 'voices' in the public sphere are repressed or are allowed to be 'heard' has an important influence on whether the accountability necessary for government efficacy will be created. In what is perhaps a surprising contrast, there is no clear relationship between indicators of electoral politics or 'democracy' and the performance of government investments..."
posted by Ken Wedding @ 8:01 AM
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