PPC IDEAS
E-Bulletin, Issue 1
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Failing States, Governance, Culture & Economic Growth, the Muslim World
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Failing States
Governance
Culture & Economic Growth
The Muslim World
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Failing States
Africa's Big States
Authors
Marina Ottaway, Jeffrey Herbst, and Greg Mills
contend that big African states are among the least successful on the continent. They offer a new approach to address the problems of these nations.
Ottaway, Marina, et. al. "Africa's Big States: Toward a New Realism," Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Policy Outlook, February 2004.
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Governance
Trading Tyranny for Freedom
Griswold finds empirical evidence correlating increased trade and economic integration with civil and political freedoms and democratic ideals.
Griswold,
Daniel. "Trading Tyranny for Freedom: How Open Markets Till the Soil for Democracy,"
Cato Institute Trade Policy Analysis (26), January 2004.
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Culture and Economic Growth
Religion and Economic Growth Across Countries
Quantifiably demonstrating the conventional wisdom that religion matters to the economic development of countries, two Harvard researchers use a number of sources to conclude that religion, especially key beliefs, are favorably associated with economic growth. The research was also highlighted in the New York Times.
Barro, Robert and Rachel McCleary . "Religion and Economic Growth Across Countries," American Sociological Review; Oct. 2003; 68, 5; pg. 760
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Muslim World
The Iraq Aftermath
The authors focus on how to measure progress in Iraq arguing that gradual trends paint a picture that is not overwhelmingly disconcerting. This article is not meant to build a full analytical framework for assessing the situation in Iraq.
O'Hanlon, Michael and
Adriana Lins de Albuquerque, "Scoring the Iraq Aftermath,"
The National Interest, Winter 2003/2004.
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For more information about specific PPC IDEAS project activities, contact:
Dr. Ann Phillips, USAID/PPC
Melissa Brown, USAID/PPC
Dr. Dennis Wood, IRIS Center
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