'Development First, Democracy Later?'
by Anna Lekvall
Summary:
Across all continents, cultures and religions, 80 per cent of men and women
worldwide believe that democracy is the best available form of governance. But
there is a raging democracy deficit across the world.
There is wide support for democracy in international agreements and development
policy. Yet, only 2 per cent of official development aid goes to democracy
support, indicating a low priority in practice.
The much larger aid flows delivered to reduce poverty also affect democratic
processes and power dynamics – sometimes negatively.
The binding constraint on development is not always money or knowledge. It is
also about political processes. Citizens across the world therefore call for
democratic and accountable politics.
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