Democracy
By: Tom Lansford, book editor
Series: Global viewpoints; Global viewpoints
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780737747157; 9780737747164
Subjects: Democratization; Juvenile literature; Democracy
Description: Several articles discuss issues surrounding democracy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-220) and index.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1.; title: Democracy and government.; title: Spain and South Korea have significant challenges in their transitions to full democracies  -- Gregory F. Treverton and Spencer Kim; title: Colombia's democratization process is hindered by anti-narcotics efforts  -- Hector Mondragon; title: Democracy in Thailand is increasingly under strain by internal forces  -- Tim Meisburger; title: Democratization in the Middle East is hindered by conflict  -- Jim Lobe; title: Malaysia's democracy suffers from abuses of power  -- Andrew Aeria; title: Ghana's elections provide lessons for democratization  -- Stephan Gyasi Jr. -- ch. 2.; title: Democracy and equality.; title: Only international pressure will prompt Burma to democratize  -- Amitav Acharya; title: South Africa must overcome institutional obstacles to democratic equality  -- Burton Joseph; title: Eastern European equality advocates are decreasing in numbers and efficacy  -- Agnieszka Graff; title: Israel struggles to provide equality for minority groups  -- David Newman; title: North Korea ignores human rights  -- Kay Seok -- ch. 3.; title: Democracy and economics.; title: Sri Lanka faces economic implications while demilitarizing and expanding democracy  -- Darini Rajasingham Senanayake; title: India's political struggles undermine its middle class  -- P.V. Indiresan; title: Zimbabwe cannot fully democratize until there is equal distribution of land and resources  -- Baffour Ankomah; title: Governments must maintain capitalism to preserve democracy  -- Anatole Kaletsky; title: The Persian Gulf states enjoy free market capitalism without democracy  -- Jean-Francois Seznec; title: Malaysia's citizens demand democracy with development  -- Francis Loh -- ch. 4.; title: Democracy and international relations.; title: The United States should lead by example to promote democracy around the world  -- Joseph Nye; title: Afghanistan needs security before it can have democracy  -- Gretchen Peters; title: Pakistan's democratic transition affects its relationship with the west  -- Husain Haqqani; title: Nepal's democracy needs support from the international community  -- Manjushree Thapa; title: Democracy continues to spread around the globe -- Globe & Mail.