The Construction of Democracy: Lessons from Practice and Research (Democratic Transition and Consolidation)

How should democracies balance the hopes and constraints of their societies with the architecture of their constitutions and institutions to secure freedom, promote citizenship, and foster prosperity? In The Construction of Democracy, leading scholars from seven different countries—and key decision makers from eight—come together to analyze the dimensions of democratic design and draw not only practical but feasible recommendations.Here citizens, politicians, and government officials offer valuable insight into the craft of politics with real examples of success and failures from some of the leading policy makers of our time—including the president of Portugal, former presidents of Brazil and Colombia, and a former prime minister of India. Drawing on the work of the Club of Madrid's Conference on Democratic Transition and Consolidation, the contributors discuss building and sustaining a contemporary democratic state, strengthening pluralism and public participation, designing effective constitutions, confronting economic challenges for new democracies, and controlling corruption.In a rare instance where the expertise of practical-minded scholars is melded with the experience of thoughtful policy makers, this volume offers much-needed insight to others seeking sensible and effective solutions.Contributors: Carlos Blanco, minister for the reform of the state, Venezuela; Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former president of Brazil; An?bal Cavaco Silva, president of Portugal; Ant?nio Oct?vio Cintra, the Research Service of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies; Rut Diamint, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires; Jorge I. Dom?nguez, Harvard University; Grzegorz Ekiert, Harvard University; C?sar Gaviria, former president of Colombia; Anna Grzymala-Busse, University of Michigan; Inder Kumar Gujral, former prime minister of India; Anthony Jones, the Gorbachev Foundation of North America; Marcelo Barroso Lacombe, the Research Service of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies; Jos? Luis M?ndez, El Colegio de M?xico; Andrew Richards, Instituto Juan March of the Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Ciencias Sociales, Madrid; Susan Rose-Ackerman, Yale University; Richard Simeon, University of Toronto; Luc Turgeon, University of Toronto. (2008)

How should democracies balance the hopes and constraints of their societies with the architecture of their constitutions and institutions to secure freedom, promote citizenship, and foster prosperity? In The Construction of Democracy, leading scholars from seven different countries — and key decision makers from eight — come together to analyze the dimensions of democratic design and draw not only practical but feasible recommendations.

Here citizens, politicians, and government officials offer valuable insight into the craft of politics with real examples of success and failures from some of the leading policy makers of our time — including the president of Portugal, former presidents of Brazil and Colombia, and a former prime minister of India. Drawing on the work of the Club of Madrid's Conference on Democratic Transition and Consolidation, the contributors discuss building and sustaining a contemporary democratic state, strengthening pluralism and public participation, designing effective constitutions, confronting economic challenges for new democracies, and controlling corruption.

In a rare instance where the expertise of practical-minded scholars is melded with the experience of thoughtful policy makers, this volume offers much-needed insight to others seeking sensible and effective solutions.

Contributors: Carlos Blanco, minister for the reform of the state, Venezuela; Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former president of Brazil; Aníbal Cavaco Silva, president of Portugal; Antônio Octávio Cintra, the Research Service of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies; Rut Diamint, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires; Jorge I.Domínguez, Harvard University; Grzegorz Ekiert, Harvard University; César Gaviria, former president of Colombia; Anna Grzymala-Busse, University of Michigan; Inder Kumar Gujral, former prime minister of India; Anthony Jones, the Gorbachev Foundation of North America; Marcelo Barroso Lacombe, the Research Service of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies; José Luis Méndez, El Colegio de México; Andrew Richards, Instituto Juan March of the Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Ciencias Sociales, Madrid; Susan Rose-Ackerman, Yale University; Richard Simeon, University of Toronto; Luc Turgeon, University of Toronto.

How should democracies balance the hopes and constraints of their societies with the architecture of their constitutions and institutions to secure freedom, promote citizenship, and foster prosperity? In The Construction of Democracy, leading scholars from seven different countries—and key decision makers from eight—come together to analyze the dimensions of democratic design and draw not only practical but feasible recommendations.Here citizens, politicians, and government officials offer valuable insight into the craft of politics with real examples of success and failures from some of the leading policy makers of our time—including the president of Portugal, former presidents of Brazil and Colombia, and a former prime minister of India. Drawing on the work of the Club of Madrid's Conference on Democratic Transition and Consolidation, the contributors discuss building and sustaining a contemporary democratic state, strengthening pluralism and public participation, designing effective constitutions, confronting economic challenges for new democracies, and controlling corruption.In a rare instance where the expertise of practical-minded scholars is melded with the experience of thoughtful policy makers, this volume offers much-needed insight to others seeking sensible and effective solutions.Contributors: Carlos Blanco, minister for the reform of the state, Venezuela; Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former president of Brazil; Aníbal Cavaco Silva, president of Portugal; Antônio Octávio Cintra, the Research Service of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies; Rut Diamint, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires; Jorge I. Domínguez, Harvard University; Grzegorz Ekiert, Harvard University; César Gaviria, former president of Colombia; Anna Grzymala-Busse, University of Michigan; Inder Kumar Gujral, former prime minister of India; Anthony Jones, the Gorbachev Foundation of North America; Marcelo Barroso Lacombe, the Research Service of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies; José Luis Méndez, El Colegio de México; Andrew Richards, Instituto Juan March of the Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Ciencias Sociales, Madrid; Susan Rose-Ackerman, Yale University; Richard Simeon, University of Toronto; Luc Turgeon, University of Toronto. How should democracies balance the hopes and constraints of their societies with the architecture of their constitutions and institutions to secure freedom, promote citizenship, and foster prosperity? In The Construction of Democracy , leading scholars from seven different countriesand key decision makers from eightcome together to analyze the dimensions of democratic design and draw not only practical but feasible recommendations. Here citizens, politicians, and government officials offer valuable insight into the craft of politics with real examples of success and failures from some of the leading policy makers of our timeincluding the president of Portugal, former presidents of Brazil and Colombia, and a former prime minister of India. Drawing on the work of the Club of Madrid's Conference on Democratic Transition and Consolidation, the contributors discuss building and sustaining a contemporary democratic state, strengthening pluralism and public participation, designing effective constitutions, confronting economic challenges for new democracies, and controlling corruption. In a rare instance where the expertise of practical-minded scholars is melded with the experience of thoughtful policy makers, this volume offers much-needed insight to others seeking sensible and effective solutions. Carlos Blanco, minister for the reform of the state, Venezuela; Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former president of Brazil; Anbal Cavaco Silva, president of Portugal; Antnio Octvio Cintra, the Research Service of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies; Rut Diamint, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires; Jorge I. Domnguez, Harvard University; Grzegorz Ekiert, Harvard University; Csar Gaviria, former president of Colombia; Anna Grzymala-Busse, University of Michigan; Inder Kumar Gujral, former prime minister of India; Anthony Jones, the Gorbachev Foundation of North America; Marcelo Barroso Lacombe, the Research Service of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies; Jos Luis Mndez, El Colegio de Mxico; Andrew Richards, Instituto Juan March of the Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Ciencias Sociales, Madrid; Susan Rose-Ackerman, Yale University; Richard Simeon, University of Toronto; Luc Turgeon, University of Toronto. Contents......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 10 PART I: MACRO ISSUES OF DEMOCRATIC CONSTRUCTION......Page 14 1 Building and Sustaining a Contemporary Democratic State......Page 16 2 Strengthening Pluralism and Public Participation in New Democracies......Page 33 3 Economic Challenges for the New Democracies......Page 58 PART II: ELECTED INSTITUTIONS OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE......Page 90 4 Constitutional Design and the Construction of Democracy: A Citizenship Regime Perspective......Page 92 5 Executive-Legislative Relations and Democratic Consolidation: A Review and Some Questions......Page 116 PART III: IMPLEMENTING THE POLICIES OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE......Page 134 6 Toward More Balanced Approaches in the Reform of the State......Page 136 7 Military, Police, Politics, and Society: Does Latin America Have a Democratic Model?......Page 161 8 Controlling Corruption: Government Accountability, Business Ethics, and Sectoral Reform......Page 190 PART IV: THE DEMOCRATIC STATE IN PRACTICE......Page 214 9 Brazil: The Ethics of Responsibility......Page 218 10 Latin America: National and Global Factors in Democratization and Democratic Consolidation......Page 222 11 Democracy: A View from India......Page 231 12 Portugal: Executive-Legislative Relations......Page 234 13 The Latin American Military Enigma......Page 237 Epilogue......Page 252 List of Contributors......Page 254 C......Page 258 D......Page 259 F......Page 260 I......Page 261 M......Page 262 P......Page 263 R......Page 264 S......Page 265 Z......Page 266 Building and sustaining a contemporary democratic state / Jorge I. Domínguez and Anthony Jones Strengthening pluralism and public participation in new democracies / Grzegorz Ekiert and Anna Grzymala-Busse Economic challenges for the new democracies / Andrew Richards Constitutional design and the construction of democracy : a citizenship regime perspective / Richard Simeon and Luc Turgeon Executive-legislative relations and democratic consolidation : a review and some questions / Antônio Octávio Cintra and Marcelo Barroso Lacombe Toward more balanced approaches in the reform of the state / José Luis Méndez Military, police, politics, and society : does Latin America have a democratic model? / Rut Diamint Controlling corruption : government accountability, business ethics, and sectoral reform / Susan Rose-Ackerman Brazil : the ethics of responsibility / Fernando Henrique Cardoso Latin America : national and global factors in democratization and democratic consolidation / César Gaviria Democracy : a view from India / Inder K. Gujral Portugal : executive-legislative relations / Aníbal Cavaco Silva The Latin American military enigma / Carlos Blanco