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Democratic Accountability in Development : The Double Standard

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Aid agencies and European and American development professionals, with occasional exceptions, have a double standard on political and civil liberties in the world. While this group would never countenance major violations of liberties in their home countries, they appear largely indifferent to whether such liberties exist in developing countries. Some in this group would go further and welcome authoritarian regimes for development. This paper provides evidence for this double standard today, and traces the historical roots of the double standard. It argues that development prospects would be enhanced by embracing the same standards on liberties for both rich and poor nations.

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Social Research An International Quarterly

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New York : The New School., 2011

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English

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0037783X

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Volume 77, Number 4 / Winter 2010, Pp. 1075 - 1104

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Democratic Accountability in Development

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