We examine the impact of civil war on democratization. Using a theoretical bargaining model, we hypothesize that … prolonged violence, war termination, the presence of natural resources, and international intervention influence democratization … civil war lowers democratization in the succeeding period. This finding appears to be robust to conditioning, different …

decentralization and local democracy in order to come up with a clear understanding of the different forms of decentralization as well …This paper reviews the decentralization process in Eastern and Southern Africa. It begins with an analysis of the socio …-economic as well as the political challenges confronting most countries in the region. This analysis places the decentralization …

This paper presents an integrated analytical framework for the study of participatory local democracy weaved around the … semblance to democratic decentralization will fall short of delivering welfare enhancing outcomes. …

terms of people’s participation, capacity building, de-bureaucratization and decentralization of powers. The salient … towards democratic decentralization and highlights special programmes initiated by Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan …

exists a strong relationship between democracy and the level of income. In developing countries that are highly dependent on … economic literature suggests that there is a positive relationship between the level of income and democracy, it seems that oil … income, specifically, appears to prevent democratization in Muslim–majority countries. This paper will attempt to argue that …

The present paper aims to analyze the consequences of neo-liberalism on the prospect of democratization in Latin … level of evaluation highlights the deficiency of an efficacious political democratization at the level of the State and the …

and Agarwhal (2002) argue that democracy first increases corruption due to the newly introduced freedom and rights, and … then as democracy grows corruption decreases. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between inequality … and democracy in two directions, both the effect of democracy on inequality and the effect of inequality on democracy. It …

investment flows (FDI) into democracies. I contend that advances in the quality of democracy – specifically those concerning … democratization (1991-2003). …