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of democracy and institutions develop, in particular property rights, that foster economic development. We analyze this … for Bronze Age and Archaic Greece, as being the historical case where such a macroculture favorable to democracy and … proto-democratic values leading to the establishment of democracy as a political phenomenon in Classical Greece. …
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. In a country if human rights are violated then the country cannot be developed and the democracy of that country becomes …
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In the present essay we examine whether and how sports affected the emergence of democracy as a political phenomenon in … values were “diffused” from athletics to the field of politics and played a key role to the emergence of democracy. …
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a country if human rights are violated then the country cannot be developed and the democracy of that country becomes …
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"Political dynasty" refers to the situation wherein members of the same family are occupying elected positions either in sequence for the same position, or simultaneously across different positions. In the Philippines, political dynasties are prevalent in areas with more severe poverty. Two...
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Political dynasties—members of the same family occupying elected positions sequentially for the same position or simultaneously across different positions—have become a common feature in many developing countries with democratic political systems. In the Philippines, for instance, political...
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Taxing small deposits used to be a taboo in European politics – but why? This contribution re-assesses the protection of small deposits from an angle that has not received much attention in the current debate: the politico-philosophical, ordo-liberal, and social-political perspectives, arguing...
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In the present paper we undertake to link democracy with a set of indicators for economic freedom and financial crises … working of democracy (Georgiou, 2011) and thus, to the rise of extremist parties. Our findings support the idea that …
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This paper investigates legislation in parliamentary and semi-presidential democracies where the legislature and the president have formal role in legislation. A proposed law is first voted in the legislature and if it passes, comes to the consideration of the president. I study two prevalent...
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This article examines the initiatives of European Union in the field of the democracy promotion from a historical and … political perspective. The analysis covers: the theoretical framework; the EU democracy promotion strategies in post … the discussions for improving the European democracy. Due to the staging of the democratic process, the Union is a project …
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