WEEK ONE READINGS
Day 1
Required:
Greif, Avner. “The Birth of Impersonal Exchange: The Community Responsibility System and Impartial Justice.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 20.2 (2006): 221-236. ( 98.02 KB 
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Greif, Avner, Paul Milgrom, and Barry R. Weingast. "Coordination, Commitment and Enforcement: The Case of the Merchant Guild." ( 1.48 MB )
Casper, Gerhard. “Rule of Law – Whose Law?” Working Paper of the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, Stanford Institute for International Studies (August 2004): 1-28. ( 684.35 KB )
Jensen, Erik G. “Justice and the Rule of Law.” ( 1.14 MB )
Weber, Max. “The Economic System and the Normative Orders.” ( 1.44 MB )
O’Donnell, Guillermo. “Why the Rule of Law Matters.” ( 701.97 KB )
Day 2
Required:
Diamond, Larry. The Spirit of Democracy: The Struggle to Build Free Societies throughout the World (New York: Times Books, 2008): 17-31. ( 905.79 KB )
Diamond, Larry and Leonardo Morlino. “The Quality of Democracy: An Overview.” Journal of Democracy 15 (October 2004): 20-31. ( 497.59 KB )
Sen, Amartya. “Democracy as a Universal Value.” Journal of Democracy 10.3 (July 1999): 3–17. ( 1.28 MB )
Zakaria, Fareed. “The Rise of Illiberal Democracy.” Foreign Affairs, 76.6 (November-December, 1997): 22-43. ( 3.02 MB )
Plattner, Marc. “Liberalism and Democracy: Can't Have One without the Other” Foreign Affairs, 77.2 (March-April, 1998): 171-180. ( 1.5 MB )
Recommended:
Huntington, Samuel. “The Clash of Civilizations.” Foreign Affairs 72.3 (Summer 1993). ( 1.18 MB )
Stepan, Alfred and Graeme Robertson. “Arab, Not Muslim, Exceptionalism.” Journal of Democracy 15 (October 2004): 140-146. ( 293.17 KB )
Ibrahim, Anwar. “Universal Values and Muslim Democracy.” Journal of Democracy 17.3 (July 2006): 5–12. ( 380.14 KB )
Day 3
Required:
Easterly, William. “Prologue: The Quest,” “Why Growth Matters – To Help the Poor,” “Governments Can Kill Growth.” In The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists’ Misadventures in the Tropics (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2002): 1-16 and 217-240. ( 1.3 MB )
World Health Organization. “Increasing Access to Health Workers in Remote and Rural Areas through Increase Retention.” Background Paper. Draft: February 2009. ( 1.47 MB )
Horowitz, Donald L. “Electoral Systems: A Primer for Decision Makers.” Journal of Democracy 14 (October 2003): 115-127.Horowitz, Donald L. “Electoral Systems: A Primer for Decision Makers.” Journal of Democracy 14 (October 2003): 115-127. ( 546.12 KB )
Black, Robert E, Saul S Morris, and Jennifer Bryce. “Where and why are 10 million children dying every year?” The Lancet 361 (June 2003): 2226-2234. ( 3.03 MB )
Lautze, Sue, et al. “Assistance, protection, and governance networks in complex emergencies.” The Lancet 364 (2004): 2134-2141. ( 90.8 KB )
Naylor, Rosamond, and Walter Falcon. “Our Daily Bread: Without public investment, the food crisis will only get worse.” Boston Review (Fall 2008): 13-18. ( 1.74 MB )
Day 4
Required:
Casper, Gerhard. “Constitutionalism.” In Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, 2nd ed., edited by Leonard W. Levy and Kenneth L. Karst (New York: Macmillan Reference, 2000): 473-480.Casper, Gerhard. “Constitutionalism.” In Encyclopedia of th ( 632.76 KB )
Mutua, Makau. Human Rights: A Political and Cultural Critique (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002): 10-38. ( 1.31 MB )
Day 5
Required:
Horowitz, Donald L. “Electoral Systems: A Primer for Decision Makers.” Journal of Democracy 14 (October 2003): 115-127.Horowitz, Donald L. “Electoral Systems: A Primer for Decision Makers.” Journal of Democracy 14 (October 2003): 115-127. ( 546.12 KB )
Lijphart, Arend. “Constitutional Design for Divided Societies.” Journal of Democracy 15.2 (April 2004): 96-109.Lijphart, Arend. “Constitutional Design for Divided Societies.” Journal of Democracy 15.2 (April 2004): 96-109. ( 582.52 KB )
Ganguly, Sumit. “Introduction.” In The State of India’s Democracy, edited by Summit Ganguly, Larry Diamond and Marc Plattner (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007): ix-xxvii. ( 1003.2 KB )
Recommended:
Fish, Steven. “Stronger Legislatures, Stronger Democracies.” Journal of Democracy 17 (January 2006): 5-20. ( 696.93 KB )
Diamond, Larry. The Spirit of Democracy: The Struggle to Build Free Societies throughout the World (New York: Times Books, 2008): 153-170. ( 1017.69 KB )
WEEK TWO READINGS
Day 1
Required:
Diamond, Larry. The Spirit of Democracy: The Struggle to Build Free Societies throughout the World (New York: Times Books, 2008): 88-134. ( 2.74 MB )
McFaul, Michael. “The Fourth Wave.” In After the Collapse of Communism: Comparative Lessons of Transition, edited by Michael McFaul and Kathryn Stoner-Weiss (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2004): 58-95. ( 1.49 MB )
Ackerman, Peter and Jack DuVall. A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2001): 1-9 and 469-505. (Case studies are highly recommended, e.g. on South Africa and the Philippines). ( 2.48 MB )
Recommended:
Ackerman, Peter. “Skills or Conditions: What Key Factors Shape the Success or Failure of Civil Resistance?” Address to the Conference on Civil Resistance and Power Politics, St. Antony’s College, Oxford, 15-18 March, 2007. ( 529.62 KB )
Day 2
Required:
Bermeo, Nancy. Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2003): 234-239 and 252-256.Bermeo, Nancy. Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2003): 234-239 and 252-256. ( 536.45 KB )
PART ONE: Bracher, Karl Dietrich. The German Dictatorship: The Origins, Structure, and Effects of National Socialism, translated by Jean Steinberg (New York: Praeger Publishers, 1970): 168-227.PART ONE: Bracher, Karl Dietrich. The German Dictatorship: Th ( 1.68 MB )
PART TWO: Bracher, Karl Dietrich. The German Dictatorship: The Origins, Structure, and Effects of National Socialism, translated by Jean Steinberg (New York: Praeger Publishers, 1970): 168-227.PART TWO: Bracher, Karl Dietrich. The German Dictatorship: Th ( 1.65 MB )
Diamond, Larry. The Spirit of Democracy: The Struggle to Build Free Societies throughout the World (New York: Times Books, 2008): 56-87. ( 1.78 MB )
McFaul, Michael and Kathryn Stoner-Weiss. “The Myth of the Authoritarian Model: How Putin’s Crackdown Holds Russia Back.” Foreign Affairs (January 2008): 68-84.McFaul, Michael and Kathryn Stoner-Weiss. “The Myth of the Authoritarian Model: How Pu ( 829.87 KB )
Day 3
Required:
Stacy, Helen. Human Rights for the 21st Century (Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 2009): 1-36. ( 1.66 MB )
Diamond, Larry. Spirit of Democracy: The Struggle to Build Free Societies Throughout the World (New York: Times Books, 2008): 340-344. ( 312.45 KB )
Center for International Media Assistance. “The Role of Cell Phones in Carrying News and Information.” Special Report by National Endowment for Democracy.Center for International Media Assistance. “The Role of Cell Phones in Carrying News and Infor ( 454.47 KB )
Jensen, Robert. “The Digital Provide: Information (Technology), Market Performance, and Welfare in the South Indian Fisheries Sector.” The Quarterly Journal of Economics 122.3 (August 2007): 879-924. ( 2.05 MB )
Morozov, Evgeny. “Texting Toward Utopia.” Boston Review (March/April 2009), http://bostonreview.net/BR34.2/morozov.php. ( 441.12 KB )
Day 4
Required (chps. 1-4):
INTRO: Elkington, John and Pamela Hartigan. The Power of Unreasonable People: How Social Entrepreneurs Create Markets that Change the World (Boston, Mass., Harvard Business School Press, 2008) ( 1.96 MB )
CONTENT: Elkington, John and Pamela Hartigan. The Power of Unreasonable People: How Social Entrepreneurs Create Markets that Change the World (Boston, Mass., Harvard Business School Press, 2008) ( 10.24 MB )
Day 5
Required:
Fukuyama, Francis and Michael McFaul. “Should Democracy Be Promoted or Demoted?” Washington Quarterly 31.1 (Winter 2007-2008): 25-45. ( 1 MB )
Gershman, Carl. “Surviving the Democracy Backlash.” Washington Post, June 8, 2007, Page A19. ( 93.74 KB )
McFaul, Michael. “Chapter 2: The American Strategy (or Lack Thereof) for Democracy Promotion.” In Can the West Promote Democracy? American and European Perspectives, edited by Amichai Magen and Michael McFaul, manuscript, 2006. ( 1.49 MB )
Diamond, Larry. “How to Save Democracy.” Newsweek, December 31, 2008, http://www.newsweek.com/id/177384. ( 190.88 KB )
Diamond, Larry. The Spirit of Democracy: The Struggle to Build Free Societies Throughout the World (New York: Times Books, 2008): 314-344. ( 1.46 MB )
PART ONE: Diamond, Larry, Francis Fukuyama and Michael McFaul. “Alternative Strategies.” In Democracy in U.S. Security Strategy: From Promotion to Support (Washington, DC: Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2009): 29-96. ( 3.91 MB )
PART TWO: Diamond, Larry, Francis Fukuyama and Michael McFaul. “Alternative Strategies.” In Democracy in U.S. Security Strategy: From Promotion to Support (Washington, DC: Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2009): 29-96. ( 3.24 MB )
WEEK THREE READINGS
Day 1
Required:
Easterly, Bill. “A Modest Proposal.” Washington PostEasterly, Bill. “A Modest Proposal.” Washington PostEasterly, Bill. “A Modest Proposal.” Washington PostEasterly, Bill. “A Modest Proposal.” Washington Post ( 248.79 KB )
Easterly, William. “Was Development Assistance a Mistake?” In American Economic Review 97.2 (May 2007): 328-332.Easterly, William. “Was Development Assistance a Mistake?” In American Economic Review 97.2 (May 2007): 328-332.Easterly, William. “ ( 352.07 KB )
Fukuyama, Francis. “The Imperative of State-Building.” In Journal of Democracy 15.2 (April 2004): 17-31.Fukuyama, Francis. “The Imperative of State-Building.” In Journal of Democracy 15.2 (April 2004): 17-31. ( 578.42 KB )
Rajan, Raghuram and Arvind Subramanian. “Does Aid Affect Governance?” In American Economic Review 97.2 (May 2007): 322-327.Rajan, Raghuram and Arvind Subramanian. “Does Aid Affect Governance?” In American Economic Review 97.2 (May 2007): 322-327. ( 430.12 KB )
Millennium Challenge Corporation. “MCC at a Glance: Fact Sheet.” January 12, 2009. http://www.mcc.gov.Millennium Challenge Corporation. “MCC at a Glance: Fact Sheet.” January 12, 2009. http://www.mcc.gov.Millennium Challenge Corporation. “MCC ( 109.19 KB )
Day 2
Required:
Diamond, Larry. The Spirit of Democracy: The Struggle to Build Free Societies Throughout the World (New York: Times Books, 2008): 291-313. ( 1.28 MB )
Jensen, Erik. “The Rule of Law and Judicial Reform: The Political Economy of Diverse Institutional Patterns and Reformers’ Responses.” In Beyond Common Knowledge: Empirical Approaches to the Rule of Law, edited by Erik Jensen and Thomas Heller (Stan ( 1.83 MB )
van Zyl, Paul. “Promoting Transitional Justice in Post-Conflict Societies.” In Security Governance in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding, edited by Alan Bryden and Heiner Hänggi (Geneva, DCAF: 2005): 209-221, http://www.dcaf.ch/_docs/Yearbook2005/Chapter10. ( 829.57 KB )
Day 3
None
Day 4
Sachs, Jeffrey. The End of Poverty (New York: Penguin Press, 2005): 266-287.Sachs, Jeffrey. The End of Poverty (New York: Penguin Press, 2005): 266-287. ( 1.16 MB )
Williamson, John. “What Washington Means by Policy Reform” and discussion that follows the article in Latin American Adjustment: How Much Has Happened?, edited by John Williamson (Washington, DC: Institute for International Economics, 1990): 7-38. ( 1.17 MB )
López-Córdova, J. Ernesto and Christopher M. Meissner. “The Globalization of Trade and Democracy, 1870-2000.” Working Paper, No 11117, National Bureau of Economic Research (February 2005), http://www.nber.org/papers/W11117. ( 1.87 MB )
“Refocusing on the Effectiveness of the State.” World Development Report 1997 (Washington, DC: The World Bank/Oxford University Press, 1997): 31-41. ( 1.62 MB )
Remarks by the President on Global Development, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/03/20020314-7.html. ( 269.02 KB )
Banik, Dan. Poverty and Elusive Development (Oslo: Scandinavian Press, 2010): 10-46. ( 184.19 KB )
Day 5
None
