Testing Democracy: Which Way is South Africa Going?

ISBN: 9781920409159 出版年：2010 页码：314 Misra-Dexter, Neeta The Institute for Democracy in South Africa

The book interrogates the relationship between democracy and development and how underdevelopment prevents citizens from participating in democracy. Section One is a collection of expertsi writing on key issues such as the single-party state; development policy; poverty, inequality and growth; the institutions of governance; the public service; and the role of civil society. Section Two, Idasais Democracy Index 2010, releases Idasais findings on Participation, Elections, Accountability, Political Freedom, Human Dignity and Democracy. The third in Idasais Democracy Index series, this book argues that democracy needs economic development along with an embedded system of institutions, supported by active citizens and a vibrant political culture.