1. Political development Weiner (intro xiii-xxviii)

2. Subject matter of pol dev? §Policies helping economic growth §Increased role for state §Expanded participation §Ability to maintain order under change §Explanation of revolutions

3. Definition §Modernization §Development §Order §Integration §Legitimacy

4. Value-free definition? §The relative ability of a community to define and pursue collective goals §Ability: education/autonomy §Community: religion/ethnicity/class §Define: participation/democracy §Goals: growth/distribution/justice

5. Conflicts §Growth vs equity §Growth vs stability §Growth vs Democracy §Growth vs autonomy §Democracy vs equity §Instability vs equity

6. Growth vs equity equity growth lo hi lo hi

7. Growth vs stability stability development lo hi lo hi

8. Rate-level paradox §High level of variable A -> more B §High rate of variable A -> less B §How did Europe escape? l Slower rate of growth 1870-1913 §Reconciliation possible §Sequence development goals

9. Desirable sequence §national unity §government authority §political equality

10. Strategies that worked §Invest in education §Promote labour intensive industry §Give priority to agriculture §Redistribute assets

11. Strategies that failed §Progressive taxation §Expanded political participation §Government ownership

12. Examples §Japan, Costa Rica, Singapore Israel, Taiwan, South Korea