Is democracy a necessary condition for economic development or is it an outcome of it? This is the central question addressed in the chapters specially commissioned for this book.

List of Tables. Notes on the Contributors. Part I: Theory and Controversy. . 1. On the Primacy of Politics in Development: A. Leftwich. 2. Toward a Theory of Developmental Democracy: R. L. Sklar. 3. Democracy and Development: A Statistical Exploration: S. Ersson and J.-E. Lane. 4. Governance, Democracy and Development: A Contractualist View: G. Hawthorn and P. Seabright. Part II: Case Studies. . 5. Development, Democracy and Civil Society in Botswana: J. D. Holm. 6. Dilemmas of Democratic Development in India: S. Kaviraj. 7. A Circle of Paradox: Development, Politics, and Democracy in South Korea: C. Moon and Y. C. Kim. 8. Chile: Democracy and Development in a Divided Society: J. Pearce. 9. South Africa: Democracy and Development in a Post-apartheid Society: T. Lodge. 10. Development and Democratization in China: G. White. 11. Democracy without Development in the South Pacific: P. Larmour. 12. Has Democracy Failed Russia?: P. Rutland. Part III: Conclusion. . 13. Two Cheers for Democracy? Democracy and the Developmental State: A. Leftwich. Index.