Post-development Theory and the Local Developmental State

Schoburgh, Eris D.

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“…Through state-led development, South Korea and Singapore achieved redistribution through equitable economic growth (Acemoglu and Robinson, 2013). The developmental state concept is also closely associated with the radical economic transformation experienced by states such as Botswana, Taiwan and China (Schoburgh, 2016;Mkandawire, 2010). This development approach is different from the neoliberal driven economic development approach based on the assumptions of trickle-down economics, which claim that economic growth with minimal state involvement will ultimately lead to better economic prospects for all (Picketty, 2014).…”

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“…This type of governance represents an alternative trajectory in the development landscape accompanied by a shift from traditional developmental states to democratic developmental states that include the role of the local state. As such, the local developmental state is conceptually and directly linked to the developmental state because it is underpinned by the increasing recognition of the role of subnational institutions/governments (provincial, regional and local authorities) in achieving developmental goals (Schoburgh 2016). Accordingly, the local developmental state model is underpinned by the notion that subnational governments are key in building the institutional and organisational infrastructure needed to facilitate the emergence and prospects of territorial development (Green 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As Figure 1 shows, the democratic developmental state can be better consolidated from a bottom-up approach rather than a topdown approach. The role of subnational state institutions remains largely understudied within the developmental state literature, particularly due to successful East Asian developmental states being centralised, yet evidence shows that the local state is playing a critical role in developmental statehood (Hsu 2018;Schoburgh 2016;Green 2011;Bateman et al 2011).…”

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“…However, the rise of the democratisation and decentralisation process led to an emphasis on the role of citizens and subnational institutions in influencing Strategic Review for Southern Africa, Vol 42, No 2. Nov//Dec 2020 ISSN 1013-1108 economic development policies (Schoburgh, 2016). Democratisation and decentralisation force the need to rethink the future of developmental states in a democratised world driven by mass participation in influencing policies and decision-making.…”

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“…Schoburgh (2016) traced the origins of the developmental local government concept to South Africa's democratic dispensation. The White Paper on Local Government introduced the idea of a developmental local government as the key feature of the South African local government-led development landscape (Department of Provincial and Local Government, 1998).…”

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Consolidating South Africa’s Emerging Democratic Developmental State from Below

Khambule

2020

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The South African National Development Plan envisions a capable democratic developmental state as the only response to the country’s deteriorating triple challenges of unemployment, poverty and inequality. A developmental state denotes a development theory that advocates for a state-led development model to accelerate economic growth and rapid industrialisation. However, most successful developmental states were led by authoritarian regimes. The rise of democracy within emerging and developing economies invokes a different kind of developmental state model, based on democratic development and the active role of subnational governments. Despite subnational governments playing a key role in democratic development, there is limited literature on the role of subnational institutions in building and consolidating democratic developmental states. This article analyses the role and contribution of subnational institutions in strengthening South Africa’s emerging democratic developmental state through developmental local government. It argues that developmental local government is underpinned by the structural and developmental ideology of a (democratic) developmental state. The article further illustrates how critical features such as maximising social and economic development; promoting democratic development; integrating and coordinating development; and building social capital are used to consolidate South Africa’s emerging democratic developmental states from below.

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