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Book Democratization  Liberalization   Human Rights in the Third World

Download or read book Democratization Liberalization Human Rights in the Third World written by Mahmood Monshipouri and published by Lynne Rienner Pub. This book was released on 1995 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Development and Democratization in the Third World

Download or read book Development and Democratization in the Third World written by Kenneth España Bauzon and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1992 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the prospects for democratization in the developing world. The book draws upon ideas of widespread socioeconomic well-being, human rights, the distribution of resources and population, and the environment.

Book Democratization  Liberalization   Human Rights in the Third World

Download or read book Democratization Liberalization Human Rights in the Third World written by Mahmood Monshipouri and published by Lynne Rienner Pub. This book was released on 1995 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abrupt democratisation in Third World countries does not always result in enhanced human rights. Mahmood Monshipouri argues that human rights in fledgling democracies are most likely to be improved if the transition from authoritarianism is preceded by a process of economic liberalisation, which works as a prelude to a gradual expansion of civil society.

Book Democracy and Civil Society in the Third World

Download or read book Democracy and Civil Society in the Third World written by Jeffrey Haynes and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-06-28 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an accessible account of popular political, social and economic movements in the Third World. Focusing on poor and marginalized groups within developing countries, it shows how these groups have been stimulated into action by recent demands for political and economic change. Haynes describes the growing interest in democratic change in the Third World during the 1980s and 1990s, and argues that demands for democracy, human rights and economic change were a widespread catalyst for the emergence of hundreds of thousands of popular movements in Latin America, Africa and Asia. Sometimes these took the form of demands for more political representation and greater economic development; others were concerned with environmental protection, the broad position of women and the establishment of Islamic states and societies. Haynes argues that these emerging popular organizations are best regarded as building blocks of civil society that, in time, will enhance the democratic nature of many political environments in the Third World. The book will be welcomed by students and researchers in development studies, politics and sociology.

Book The Third Wave

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  • Author : Samuel P. Huntington
  • Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
  • Release : 2012-09-06
  • ISBN : 0806186046
  • Pages : 388 pages

Download or read book The Third Wave written by Samuel P. Huntington and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2012-09-06 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1974 and 1990 more than thirty countries in southern Europe, Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe shifted from authoritarian to democratic systems of government. This global democratic revolution is probably the most important political trend in the late twentieth century. In The Third Wave, Samuel P. Huntington analyzes the causes and nature of these democratic transitions, evaluates the prospects for stability of the new democracies, and explores the possibility of more countries becoming democratic. The recent transitions, he argues, are the third major wave of democratization in the modem world. Each of the two previous waves was followed by a reverse wave in which some countries shifted back to authoritarian government. Using concrete examples, empirical evidence, and insightful analysis, Huntington provides neither a theory nor a history of the third wave, but an explanation of why and how it occurred. Factors responsible for the democratic trend include the legitimacy dilemmas of authoritarian regimes; economic and social development; the changed role of the Catholic Church; the impact of the United States, the European Community, and the Soviet Union; and the "snowballing" phenomenon: change in one country stimulating change in others. Five key elite groups within and outside the nondemocratic regime played roles in shaping the various ways democratization occurred. Compromise was key to all democratizations, and elections and nonviolent tactics also were central. New democracies must deal with the "torturer problem" and the "praetorian problem" and attempt to develop democratic values and processes. Disillusionment with democracy, Huntington argues, is necessary to consolidating democracy. He concludes the book with an analysis of the political, economic, and cultural factors that will decide whether or not the third wave continues. Several "Guidelines for Democratizers" offer specific, practical suggestions for initiating and carrying out reform. Huntington's emphasis on practical application makes this book a valuable tool for anyone engaged in the democratization process. At this volatile time in history, Huntington's assessment of the processes of democratization is indispensable to understanding the future of democracy in the world.

Book Human Rights and Structural Adjustment

Download or read book Human Rights and Structural Adjustment written by M. Rodwan Abouharb and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-12-13 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Structural adjustment' has been a central part of the development strategy for the 'third world'. Loans made by the World Bank and the IMF have been conditional on developing countries pursuing rapid economic liberalization programmes as it was believed this would strengthen their economies in the long run. M. Rodwan Abouharb and David Cingranelli argue that, conversely, structural adjustment agreements usually cause increased hardship for the poor, greater civil conflict, and more repression of human rights, therefore resulting in a lower rate of economic development. Greater exposure to structural adjustment has increased the prevalence of anti-government protests, riots and rebellion. It has led to less respect for economic and social rights, physical integrity rights, and worker rights, but more respect for democratic rights. Based on these findings, the authors recommend a human rights-based approach to economic development.

Book Democracy in the Third World

Download or read book Democracy in the Third World written by Robert Pinkney and published by Taylor & Francis Group. This book was released on 1993 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning by looking at the concept of democracy in its various forms and the literature thereof, the text then looks at the Third World specifically, examining the impact of colonial rule, the eclipse of democracy in the years after independence and the prospects for the future.

Book Mipes Econ Lib Democ Civil Soci

Download or read book Mipes Econ Lib Democ Civil Soci written by NA NA and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 12 country comparative volume examines the impact of economic structural adjustment programs upon grassroots civil associations and the implications for political liberalization and democratization in the developing countries of Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. The authors take an in-depth look at the impact of economic reform upon women's groups, human rights organizations, social-welfare non-governmental organizations, unions, and business associations. They challenge the prevailing assumption that economic reform will automatically lead to greater democratization.

Book Economic Liberalization  Democratization and Civil Society in the Developing World

Download or read book Economic Liberalization Democratization and Civil Society in the Developing World written by R. Bensabat-Kleinberg and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2000-06-22 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This twelve country comparative volume examines the impact of economic structural adjustment programmes upon grassroots civil association and the implications for political liberalisation and democratization in the developing countries of Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The authors take an in-depth look at the impact of economic reform upon women's groups, human rights organisations, social-welfare non-governmental organisations, unions and business associations. They challenge the prevailing assumption that economic reform will automatically lead to greater democratization.

Book The Power of Freedom

Download or read book The Power of Freedom written by Jean-Pierre Chauffour and published by Cato Institute. This book was released on 2009 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this thought-provoking book, Jean-Pierre Chauffour argues that freedom in all its economic, civil, and political dimensions is the only internally consistent and mutually supportive way of thinking about development and human rights.

Book Democracy and Civil Society in the Third World

Download or read book Democracy and Civil Society in the Third World written by Jeff Haynes and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an account of popular political, social and economic movements in developing countries during the 1980's and 1990's.

Book Power and Policy in the Third World

Download or read book Power and Policy in the Third World written by Robert P. Clark and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1982 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Development and democratization in the Third World

Download or read book Development and democratization in the Third World written by Kenneth E. Bauzon (ed) and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Journal of the Third World Spectrum

Download or read book Journal of the Third World Spectrum written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book International Economic Law in the 21st Century

Download or read book International Economic Law in the 21st Century written by Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-24 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The state-centred 'Westphalian model' of international law has failed to protect human rights and other international public goods effectively. Most international trade, financial and environmental agreements do not even refer to human rights, consumer welfare, democratic citizen participation and transnational rule of law for the benefit of citizens. This book argues that these 'multilevel governance failures' are largely due to inadequate regulation of the 'collective action problems' in the supply of international public goods, such as inadequate legal, judicial and democratic accountability of governments vis-a-vis citizens. Rather than treating citizens as mere objects of intergovernmental economic and environmental regulation and leaving multilevel governance of international public goods to discretionary 'foreign policy', human rights and constitutional democracy call for 'civilizing' and 'constitutionalizing' international economic and environmental cooperation by stronger legal and judicial protection of citizens and their constitutional rights in international economic law. Moreover intergovernmental regulation of transnational cooperation among citizens must be justified by 'principles of justice' and 'multilevel constitutional restraints' protecting rights of citizens and their 'public reason'. The reality of 'constitutional pluralism' requires respecting legitimately diverse conceptions of human rights and democratic constitutionalism. The obvious failures in the governance of interrelated trading, financial and environmental systems must be restrained by cosmopolitan, constitutional conceptions of international law protecting the transnational rule of law and participatory democracy for the benefit of citizens.

Book An Agenda for Democratization

Download or read book An Agenda for Democratization written by Boutros Boutros-Ghali and published by UN. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report will help to deepen understanding of the United Nations efforts in favour of democratization & to intensify the debate on future international action in this area for many years to come.

Book The Globalization of Human Rights

Download or read book The Globalization of Human Rights written by Jean-Marc Coicaud and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International efforts to construct a set of standardised human rights guidelines are based upon the identification of agreed key values regarding the relationships between individuals and the institutions governing them, which are viewed as critical to the well-being of humanity and the character of being human. This publication considers these issues of justice at the national, regional, and international levels by analysing civil, political, economic and social rights aspects.