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Challenges to Democratic Governance in Developing Countries

Mudacumura, Gedeon (ed.); Morçöl, Göktuğ (ed.) - 2014

? -- Tackling Cultural Corruption -- Perceptions of Societal Corruption and Levels of Trust in Government -- Citizen Engagement in … Fostering Democratic Governance in Rwanda -- Organizational Culture and its Influence on Corruption: NGOS in Kenya -- Role of … political and administrative corruption -- Corruption in African Countries: A Symptom of Leadership and Institutional Failure …

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The Impact of Economic Freedom on State Legitimacy : An Empirical Investigation

Hindermann, Christoph Michael - 2018

Christoph Michael Hindermann uses a statistical approach to analyze the impact of economic freedom on state legitimacy. Based on multiple regression models, the author not only extracts the determinants of legitimacy but also shows that rule of law is the most important area of economic freedom...

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The Classical Liberal Case for Privacy in a World of Surveillance and Technological Change

Berg, Chris - 2018

How should a free society protect privacy? Dramatic changes in national security law and surveillance, as well as technological changes from social media to smart cities mean that our ideas about privacy and its protection are being challenged like never before. In this interdisciplinary book,...

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Economics of the Anthropocene Age

Figueroa, Adolfo - 2017

This book uses Figueroa’s unified theory of capitalism to explain how economic growth has led to a new epoch, the Anthropocene, and it presents a new set of economic principles that are needed in this new age. The policies presented in the book are derived from an empirically corroborated...

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Taiwan's Impact on China : Why Soft Power Matters More than Economic or Political Inputs

Tsang, Steve (ed.) - 2017

This book is about the basis and scope of impact that Taiwan - a democracy with a population of around 23 million - has on China, the most powerful remaining Leninist state which claims sovereignty over Taiwan and has a population of over 1.3 billion. It examines how Taiwan has helped China in...

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Political Determinants of Income Inequality in Emerging Democracies

Kawanaka, Takeshi - 2016 - 1st ed. 2016

This study explores why democratization does not necessarily result in inequality reduction in emerging democracies and …

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Accelerated Economic Growth in West Africa

Seck, Diery (ed.) - 2016

The book provides a detailed analysis of the causes of West Africa’s current economic high-growth episode and proposes ways to extend it sustainably. It examines the potential role of regional integration through the establishment of a common currency union and of other policy options that can...

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Globalisation, Democratisation and Radicalisation in the Arab World

Harrigan, Jane (ed.); Said, Hamed el- (ed.) - 2011

This book provides a fascinating analysis of the external and internal linkages that have for decades impeded economic and political reforms in the Arab world, and presents a new and coherent framework that enables policy makers and practitioners to better understand, identify and deal with the...

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Citizenship, Labour Markets and Democratization : Chile and the Modern Sequence

Haagh, Louise - 2002

This book presents a re-examination of classical issues in the relationship between different forms of democratization … sequence. It highlights the lasting institutional limits to social democratization in countries that are democratizing in the …

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The Political Economy of the Great Lakes Region in Africa : The Pitfalls of Enforced Democracy and Globalization

Marysse, Stefaan (ed.); Reyntjens, Filip (ed.) - 2005

This book examines the international factors such as enforced democracy and globalization that have affected the Great Lakes region of Africa. The horrendous consequences in terms of violence and human suffering of the events in this area have been exhibited in the media, however news coverage...

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