... , the selection of president in Nigeria is definitely done in a very inclusive and competitive way where the presidential candidate really needs to be favored by the majority in order to come to power. The constitution of Nigeria also holds that if no candidate succeeds in winning a majority of total votes and obtaining the two thirds threshold in the first round, a ... included or represented in policy making, thus making China a "competitive oligarchy " on the basis of figure 1.2 of Dahl's "Polyarchy" book. In conclusion, upon personal use of Dahl's classifications in my analysis of t...

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... poliarchies. Given this new phenomena, a vast number of new research is conducted on these countries to determine what the reasons are for different outcomes of democratization. This paper provides a comparative analysis of the democratic performance of three countries- Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland- of the post-communist region of Central Eastern Europe, to lay the ground for further research into ... ...

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... modernization and a model of relatively liberal democracy. Indeed, the previous decade had seen the nation's masses call for a 'constitutional government' and, by the beginning of the 1920's, elected politicians had come in from the peripheries to wield considerable, actual power. Rapid industrialization developed both a moneyed bourgeoisie and an urban proletariat, and trade unions and political organizations had begun to spring up ... Japanese alternative) failed to burrow deep enough to survive to the end of the 1920's. One explanation, suggested by historians such as Tatsuo Arima...

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... from mobilization to democratic participation. In the early years of reform initiative, it is known that citizen participation in the electoral process came "from above", in recent years it has come partly from "below". And I can emphasize that this gives the hope for all of us about the changes in mass consciousness of civil society, concerning its direct participation in democracy ... ...

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... and communalism remain significant problems for Indian democracy with votes being cast on ascriptive basis to community members. However, evolution of cross community civil society groups have enabled individuals to come together across community barriers on issues such as corruption and women's rights. This reflects the declining role of traditional community ties. Indian democracy has overcome the above limitations and exhibits ... ...

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... much wealth or power they may have. Branco's assertion does not, however, stop with the implication that capitalism can lead to corruption. He also acknowledges that originally liberal democracies have come to accept a specific type of political equality known as the equality of opportunity. Yet, in recent years this type of equality seems to be giving way largely due to the ... ...

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... its handling of domestic democratic issues, but also its handling of international democratic issues. In addition, 54% of our exports go towards Pacific-rim nations, and 41% of our imports come from this region, demonstrating that democratic relationships are especially important with these specific countries. In this sense, Australia's active multicultural policies are clearly beneficial to such a cause. Clearly, its foregoing ... ...

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... Congress in 2002; it would make the Internet "free" for such countries as China, Syria and Saudi Arabia, whose authoritative governments control access to information. The United States government has come up with tools to circumvent such censorship and reasons that the people of China, Syria and Saudi Arabia are responsible enough as a society to have access to all possible information ... ...

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