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Mancur Olsen's Dictatorship, Democracy and Development

try to find a theory that would incorporate both and work well in a system of government. Olsen (1993) recognizes that "The star...

Effective Democracy Developed by Ordinary Americans

so the development of the three branches of government and the distribution of power reduces the chances of too much control falli...

Q and A Format on Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy by Moore

revolutions each culminating in democracy, fascism and communism respectively (413-414). Winners are those who gain power and the ...

Sowing the Seeds of Democracy in China by Merle Goldman

up information that is broad and generalized and thus perhaps unbiased, her intention is to inform the reader that she believes Ch...

Varying Countries' Democracy Prerequisites

Great Britain is a nation that perhaps clearly fits within this sort of category relating to democracy. We further note that in...

Brazil's Democracy Obstacles

that Brazil has instituted some democratic reforms (Baiocchi, 2003). Yet, problems from the nations past invade the resolve of the...

'Live and Let Live' and Stephen Carter's Etiquette of Democracy

social theorists for over a century. Perhaps one of the best approaches to addressing the concept of democracy, though, came not ...

Democracy and Education by John Dewey

educated people, saying they live in "ivory towers" and dont understand whats going on in the real world.) Dewey believes that the...

Democracy Defined

for a third alternative to what he sees as the two ways of looking at democracy, either as a having "negative rights" or "positive...

Iraq and Democracy

a lot. Lives were lost in the struggle. Some do not think it was worth it. In understanding democracy and the process of democra...

The Threat to Democracy from Police Brutality

in this case reduced the problem to "four empirical questions" that, when answered, might shed light upon the issue, the two most ...

Democracy and The Role of the Citizen

2006). Hudson (2006) acknowledges that he used to support the idea of removing barriers to increase voter turnout, but notes that...

Big Business, Capitalism, and Democracy Theories of Linda Moran, Lepore and Cohen, and Russell Ackoff

to their superior. This panel manages to set policy for the organization. One can see where this would be advantageous and does ta...

Book Review of James Fallow's Breaking the News How the Media Undermine American Democracy

the press separating itself from its ability to act as a public forum for political issues. Fallow brings to our attention ...

Race Matters by Cornel West and Democracy on Trial by Jean Bethke Elshtain

Tenured at the University of Chicago, Elshtain is a Spellman Professor of Philosophy and Political Ethics. Her views, consequentl...

Hans Herman Hoppe's Democracy the God That Failed

he illustrates how based on the Ricardian Law of Transformation, one can explain why there have been rising levels of crime, loss ...

Richard Sclove's Democracy and Technology

villagers is that before a new technology is adopted, there is an enormous democratic discussion as to its implications and introd...

Democracy in the Digital Age by Wilhelm

a divide now but that does not mean that the problem cannot be corrected. Wilhelm (2000) hints that the conversations which occu...

E-Voting and a Compromised Democracy

is, is rather frightening. Yet, e-voting has received much acclaim throughout the world. French MP Andr? Santini claims that E-dem...

Democracy by Robert Putnam

into wards to allow for citizen participation and government to maintain the facilities within their area. The idea being that cit...

Comparing Race Matters by Cornel West with Democracy on Trial by Jean Bethke Elshtain

scholarly texts of this type. Both Elshtain and West have much to say and are never shy about saying it. A debate between these ...

Democracy Determinants in Countries

government: the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights. One only needs to look at the Amendments of the Constit...

Comparisons of Democracy

constitution 2001, with the aim of increasing the rights of minorities (CIA, 2003). The relative newness of this state can be s...

Democracy Italian Style by Joseph LaPalombara

reality? This question calls for an opinion and the student researching this topic should definitely offer personal insight on ...

Comparative Analysis of Volumes I and II of Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville

of the lower classes in civilized countries. This, then, is one of the central themes to Volume one, which is the nature of equali...

European Union and Democracy

In 5 pages democratizing the EU is examined in terms of its progress pertaining to public participation in the process, informatio...

The Influence of Media on Democracy

This paper consists of two articles addressing the ways that communication technology and the media influences American citizens. ...

Factors That Shape Arabian Democracy

In seventeen pages the Arab world's political landscape is examined in terms of long time democratic existence with advantages and...

Distribution of Wealth and Democracy

1929. While profits soar, wages have steadily decreased and workers systematically laid off. The United States is predicated u...

Western Europe's Blend of Socialism, Capitalism, and Democracy

The many political faces of Western Europe are glimpsed in order to feature the argument that socialist systems can exist within a...