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of these states had to live in exile and state prisons. Elections, though conducted regularly after five or six years … were not free and fair as reported by many independent observers. According to many experts these elections were not more …
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This paper is about the movement of African states toward, or away, from democratisation with position that capacity building is a check to the predominance of political dictatorship and authoritarianism. Literature reverberate the contribution of presidents and in that context their roles in...
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Nigeria was incorporated in 1914 when Frederick Lugard(First Governor-General) amalgamated the two British … protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria and the Crown colony of Lagos into a single entity. The primary reason for … almalgamation was economic rather than political. It is therefore, a matter for great regret that this country(Nigeria)has suffered …
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Nigeria was incorporated in 1914 when Frederick Lugard (First Governor General) amalgamated the two British … protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria and the Crown Colony of Lagos into a single entity. The primary reason for … amalgamation was economic rather then political. It is therefore, a matter for great regret that this country (Nigeria) has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005006788
What impact do human rights international non-governmental organizations (hereafter HROs) have on the initiation of economic sanctions? The extant literatures on sanctions and transnational non-state groups have largely overlooked the role, if any, the activities of these transnational non-state...
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This study examines how the economic effects of elections in rural China depend on voter heterogeneity, for which …
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Following the presidential and parliamentary elections in 2010, the Sri Lankan political system has seen the rise of a …
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while most U.S. military interventions are not successful in bringing about democracy, those cases of intervention in which … interventions are likely to lead to a broader concept of democracy and good governance using a series of alternative measures of …€œforce†free and fair elections do not have a particularly beneficial effect on long-term democratic outcomes. Our results suggest …
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A legitimate and effective democracy is essential for sustainable economic and social development. This updated and … democratic governance, and offers tentative conclusions on the types of reforms that may hold promise for strengthening democracy …
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