Suchergebnisse

Overview of relentless monetization -- Translating mission into mission-relevant outcomes -- Basics of monetizing outcomes -- Those pesky counterfactuals -- The meaning of present discounted values -- Examples of metrics by outcome -- Examples of metrics by grant : multi-outcome interventions -- Completing the analytical traverse : small-bore benefit/cost analysis -- Key generalities : Q & A -- Six purposes -- Prominent metrics systems -- Reflections on risk -- Conclusion

"The Democracy Advantage provides an empirically-grounded analysis of the consistently positive development track record of poor countries with democratic governments versus those with more oppressive political systems. Building on the democratic peace literature, Halperin, Siegle, and Weinstein connect the dots of how democracy and development contribute to lower levels of intrastate conflict and popular support for extremist ideologies. This analysis provides a foundation for a series of policy recommendations for how democracy can become a more central feature of US and international engagement in the developing world. The Democracy Advantage is an evenly argued liberal internationalist justification for making democracy a central feature of US foreign policy." -- Book cover

For decades, policies pursued by the US and other industrialized nations towards the developing world have been based on the belief that democracy and development don't mix. This book makes a case that they do.