15282
Advanced seminar
Democratic Institutions and Development with a special focus on Africa
Matthew Sabbi
Comments
The course brings together three competing debates in the comparative political economy literature, which strongly influences development policies and practices. Scholars focusing on the origins of poverty promotes democratic political institutions as the crucial explanatory factor of misery. Some also emphasize the relevance of democratic institutions that pursue human development over economic growth. A second view highlights differences in development outcomes according to political regimes. It contends that authoritarian regimes create the most ambitious developmental outcomes, unlike their democratic counterparts, who are often bogged down by inherent institutional demands. A third strand prioritizes states’ capacity to deliver development outcomes regardless of the political regime. The course draws from selected African cases to nuance our understanding of these arguments. We will go beyond the democracy-autocracy dichotomy and discuss how historical antecedents, such as colonialism, combine with current institutional choices and external interventions to shape the capacity of states to deliver developmental outcomes. close
16 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Mon, 2024-10-14 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2024-10-21 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2024-10-28 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2024-11-04 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2024-11-11 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2024-11-18 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2024-11-25 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2024-12-02 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2024-12-09 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2024-12-16 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2025-01-06 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2025-01-13 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2025-01-20 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2025-01-27 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2025-02-03 12:00 - 14:00
Mon, 2025-02-10 12:00 - 14:00