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    The Philippines And the struggle for democracy The second half of the 20th century brought many new countries in Southeast Asia. A majority of these countries began to use western democracies to shape their government. The Philippines is among the newly democratized developing states. The Philippines has been directly influenced by the United States in developing its autonomy as a democracy. Because of continuing corruption and dynastic rule‚ contradictions in political culture‚ and semi-authoritarian

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    Democracy Fail

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    ail In Pakistan‚ democracy has been tried several times‚ and each time it has failed‚ there is no doubt about that. It has failed to provide people with necessities of life‚ provide security and uproot poverty and corruption. There have been several reasons given to us repeatedly for its failure such as weak judiciary‚ lack of education‚ strong military influence in the country etc. However‚ we must realize that these are not the reasons for the failure of the system; rather these are problems emanating

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    Concepts of Democracy

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    The first basic concept of a democracy is the recognition of the worth of every individual. The government respects every single person and appreciates his or her existence. On top of that‚ they also recognize that they must do what is right for the common good. A democratic government cares about the common good‚ while still valuing each individual. This is evident in each decision the U.S. government makes. The next belief is the equality of all people. A Democratic government should give

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    The Evolution of Democracy

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    The Evolution of Democracy “I think democracy is the best form of government‚” says Alan. In reply Beth says‚ “You must be crazy to believe that the so-called democratic government in this country is the best we can have! Why I don’t even think it’s much of a democracy!” While Alan is speaking about the ideal of a democracy‚ Beth speaks of democracy as a form of government (pg 26). The ideals of democracy and the actuality of democracy as a form of government are at opposite ends of the spectrum

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    ‘Is Indian Democracy Alive and Kicking?’ “As I would not be a slave‚ so I would not be a master.” This was the idea of Abraham Lincoln’s about democracy. Though very true in its basic form‚ does this idea hold true In the Indian context? After completing 62 years of being a ‘sovereign‚ socialist‚ secular and democratic republic’ and currently being in the 65th year of its independence‚ we can definitely call India a successful democracy for sustaining all the ups and downs in these years. The political

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    Vertical Democracy

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    Vertical Democracy and Western Democracy A new model of democracy has been evolving in the east over the past few years through shifts and evolution of ideologies in China. This model‚ dubbed Vertical Democracy by political analyst‚ offers an exception to the system of modern Western Democracy that was long accepted as the only functional democracy for developing countries to aspire to. Vertical Democracy differs from traditional western democracy in the fact that there is bi party periodic elections

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    Dahl, on Democracy

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    Democracy has become the most widespread political form of government during the past decade‚ after the fall of all its alternatives. During the second part of the 20th century‚ the 3 main enemies of democracy‚ namely communism‚ fascism and Nazism‚ lost most of their power and influence. However‚ democracy is still only to be found in less than half of this world’s countries. China with a fifth of the total population "had never experienced a democratic government" and Russia still doesn’t have a

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    Is the Uk a democracy

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    Democracy is a word frequently used in british politics We are constantly told that we live in a democracy in bitainand that our political system is "democratic" and that nations that do not match these standards are classed as "undemocratic". D Robertson‚ writing in 1986‚ stated that: Robertson continued by stating that the word only starts to mean something tangible in the modern world when it is prefixed with other political words‚ such as direct‚ representative‚ liberal and parliamentary. This

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    Ideals of Democracy

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    IDEALS OF DEMOCRACY Democracy in simple word means the freedom of speech. A democratic country is where the people are given equal rights and their voice is heard. Unlike here in Pakistan where the people are oppressed or killed‚ if they speak against a certain party or the government. In a democratic country the will of the people should be the basis for the authority of government. According to America’s ex President George W. Bush‚ the ideals of democracy are universal

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    Bureaucracy and Democracy

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    Bureaucracy and Democracy Assuming that the court’s interpretation of the law was accurate‚ do you believe that the state’s power to regulate in these matters should outweigh the federal government’s right to do so? What‚ if anything‚ should be done? No I do not think the state’s power to regulate in these matters should outweigh the federal government. Independent Agencies help execute policy or provide special services. Independent Agencies also exist outside of the departments

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