2008 PARTNERS CONFERENCE Democracy Promotion After the Third Wave:
The Era of the Three Ds (Development, Diplomacy, Defense)
Suggested Readings
The following are suggested readings for the June 12th, 1:30-3:00pm Plenary: The Effects of US Foreign Assistance on Democracy-Building: Presenting Results of Two Quantitive Cross-National Studies
Deepening Our Understanding of the Effects of US Foreign Assistance on Democracy Building-Final Report
A prestigious U.S. academic team examined democratic patterns in 165 countries throughout the world from 1990 to 2004, finding that USAID democracy and governance (DG) assistance had a significant positive impact on democratic development. Specifically, the studies conclude that, in any given year, $10 million of USAID DG funding produces about a five-fold increase in the amount of democratic change over what the average country would otherwise be expected to achieve. More information is available at http://www.pitt.edu/~politics/democracy/democracy.html
The following is a suggested reading for the June 12th, 3:30-5:00pm session: The Democracy Advantage: Examining Why and How Democracy Supports Broad-based Economic Growth Chapter 1 of "The Democracy Advantage"
The following is a suggested reading for the June 13th, 1:30-3:30pm session: Improving Evaluation of Democracy Promotion Projects
Improving Democracy Assistance: Building Knowledge Through Evaluations and Research
Through a contract awarded in 2006 to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), an expert commission was convened and a report was produced with recommendations for improving USAID evaluations of DG programs. The report includes a range of specific practical and policy recommendations that can be implemented by USAID. The report can be accessed at http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12164
Suggested Readings
