The paper is a case study of the city of Banska Bystrica in Slovakia in the light of political, socio-economic and …; 1989 up to the present: building new democracy in a new state) the study shows transformations of the city and urban life …. The study demonstrates that diversity can grow and flourish only in democracy, which allows differences and pluralism …

The paper is a case study of the city of Banska Bystrica in Slovakia in the light of political, socio-economic and … up to the present: building new democracy in a new state) the study shows transformations of the city and urban life. The … demonstrates that diversity can grow and flourish only in democracy, which allows differences and pluralism leading to richer and …

democracy, the welfare burden, cultural factors, and colonial history. …

instrumental variables, reveals highly significant point estimates of the percentage of cousin marriage on an index of democracy … to a causal effect of marriage patterns on the proper functioning of formal institutions and democracy. The study further …

establishment of democracy, the welfare burden, cultural factors and colonial history. …

and refocus attention and analysis on its various disaggregated components, as defined here (e.g., democracy, the rule of …

We provide evidence that a history of democracy at the local level is associated with contemporary democracy at the … national level. Auxiliary estimates show that a tradition of local democracy is also associated with attitudes that favor … democracy, with better quality institutions, and higher level of economic development. …

We provide evidence that a history of democracy at the local level is associated with contemporary democracy at the … national level. Auxiliary estimates show that a tradition of local democracy is also associated with attitudes that favor … democracy, with better quality institutions, and higher level of economic development. -- democracy ; historical persistence …

We provide evidence that a history of democracy at the local level is associated with contemporary democracy at the … national level. Auxiliary estimates show that a tradition of local democracy is also associated with attitudes that favor … democracy, with better quality institutions, and higher level of economic development …

Russia in her transition to democracy, the U.S. government was quite satisfied with making Russia a client state controlled …