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Democracy --- Démocratie --- Arab countries --- Etats arabes --- Politics and government --- Politique et gouvernement --- Démocratie --- Developing countries --- Africa [North ] --- Democracy - Africa, North. --- Democracy - Developing countries.

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NATION-BUILDING --- POSTWAR RECONSTRUCTION --- FAILED STATES --- Democracy - Developing countries --- Postwar reconstruction - Developing countries --- Conflict management - Political aspects - Developing countries --- National security - Developing countries --- Developing countries - Politics and government --- Democracy --- Postwar reconstruction --- Conflict management --- National security --- Developing countries

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Development aid. Development cooperation --- Human rights --- Political systems --- Political sociology --- Developing countries --- Economic assistance --- Democracy --- Conditionality (International relations) --- Political aspects --- Politics and government --- Economic assistance - Political aspects - Developing countries --- Democracy - Developing countries --- Human rights - Developing countries --- Developing countries - Politics and government

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Many of the successful campaigns for national liberation in the years following World War II were initially based on democratic and secular ideals. Once established, however, the newly independent nations had to deal with entirely unexpected religious fierceness. Michael Walzer, one of America's foremost political thinkers, examines this perplexing trend by studying India, Israel, and Algeria, three nations whose founding principles and institutions have been sharply attacked by three completely different groups of religious revivalists: Hindu militants, ultra-Orthodox Jews and messianic Zionists, and Islamic radicals. In his provocative, well-reasoned discussion, Walzer asks why these secular democratic movements have failed to sustain their hegemony: Why have they been unable to reproduce their political culture beyond one or two generations? In a postscript, he compares the difficulties of contemporary secularism to the successful establishment of secular politics in the early American republic--thereby making an argument for American exceptionalism but gravely noting that we may be less exceptional today.

Democracy --- Political culture --- Secularism --- Religious fundamentalism --- Fundamentalism, Religious --- Fundamentalist movements, Religious --- Religion --- Ethics --- Irreligion --- Utilitarianism --- Atheism --- Postsecularism --- Secularization (Theology) --- Culture --- Political science --- Self-government --- Equality --- Representative government and representation --- Republics --- Democracy - Developing countries - Case studies --- Political culture - Developing countries - Case studies --- Secularism - Developing countries - Case studies --- Religious fundamentalism - Developing countries - Case studies

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Despite the large amounts of human and financial resources invested to foster democratic governance in developing countries, statistics show that the majority of these countries have not yet achieved significant improvements in living standards. While some regions make strides towards improving the living conditions of their citizens, Sub-Saharan Africa, for instance, is still trapped in poverty with more than 40% of its 600 million people living below the internationally recognized absolute poverty line of one US dollar per day. Poor governance and corruption should be highlighted as the most important systemic factors contributing to poverty in developing countries. As a result the institutional foundations of these countries are weakened, public funds are misappropriated, and policies and programs aimed at reducing poverty and fostering sustainable economic growth are undermined. It is therefore not surprising that a 2008 Transparency International report found a direct link between corruption and the failure of the societal institutions designed to achieve the Millennium Development Goals in the majority of developing countries. This book investigates the problems of democratic governance, particularly as they relate to corruption, and also whether democracy should be based on universal principles or local context and historical factors. It also analyses the rule of law, in promoting democratic governance and curbing corruption and if governmental, non-governmental organizations, and civil societies are effective in promoting democratic governance and curbing corruption. This book will go beyond identifying the challenges and offer plausible solutions that could be adapted to various developing countries. It is premised on the importance of bridging theory and practice, which has been lacking in most local and international development publications, making of interest to scholars and policy-makers alike concerned with public administration in developing countries.

Democracy -- Developing countries. --- Democracy. --- Developing countries -- Politics and government. --- Government - General --- Business & Economics --- Law, Politics & Government --- Economic History --- Political Institutions & Public Administration - General --- Sustainable development --- Democracy --- Comparative politics. --- Public administration. --- Development economics. --- Economics. --- Public Administration. --- Development Economics. --- Comparative Politics. --- Comparative political systems --- Comparative politics --- Government, Comparative --- Political systems, Comparative --- Political science --- Economics --- Economic development --- Administration, Public --- Delivery of government services --- Government services, Delivery of --- Public management --- Public sector management --- Administrative law --- Decentralization in government --- Local government --- Public officers --- Comparative government.