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    Democracy Through Time Democracy as a concept has changed and evolved through the years. Lao-Tzu‚ a Chinese philosopher‚ advised a form of government that had many democratic values to his emperor. His work‚ Tao-te Ching‚ was written in the sixth century B.C. before the term democracy was even coined. Some time later‚ in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.‚ the Greeks gave this idea a name and put it into effect. In the work The Origin of Civil Society (1762) Jean-Jacques Rousseau argues

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    betterment of its people. This view has been recently changed and focus is now towards restoring democracy. Literature review of 1980s led to this thinking that two democratic countries do not go to war with each other. The policy

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    Democracy vs. Dictatorship. From the beginnings of the times‚ from ancient civilizations dated as back as 2000 B.C.E.‚ the world had been based upon political systems and philosophies of governments. A country’s philosophy of government determines the economic system and the amount of rights that people have within that country’s borders. As people can see‚ in the article written by Severine Deneulin “Democracy and human development”‚ she explains the complexities of the relationship between

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    The problem with liberal democracy The myth of government in liberal democracy is that it is value neutral and functions only to create a space of freedom in which citizens may pursue their own goals whatever they may be‚ as long as they do not encroach on other people pursuit of theirs. In reality‚ liberal democracy is not neutral but imposes a view of the world dominated by the market and by the idea of accumulation. The state has much to gain by asserting the market is natural and that the

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    Democracy is a form of government in which all eligible citizens participate equally—either directly or through elected representatives—in the proposal‚ development‚ and creation of laws. It encompasses social‚ economic and cultural conditions that enable the free and equal practice of political self-determination. The term originates from the Greek δημοκρατία (dēmokratía) "rule of the people"‚[1] which was coined from δῆμος (dêmos) "people" and κράτος (kratos) "power" or "rule" in the 5th century

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    lead to realizations of aspects of ourselves. I will argue that interactions like this‚ what I call “dialogue‚” are necessary for a more genuine democracy. I will use a course called the Intergroup Dialogue Program to illustrate how this can happen and suggest what habits individuals can form to promote greater democracy. First‚ I will show that democracy is best thought of as a process rather than some static ideal. By thinking of it in this way‚ we can better assess potential changes to our governments

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    Failure of Democracy in Pakistan Democracy is a form of government in which supremacy of power is vested in the people of the voters collectively‚ and it is administered by them or the officers appointed by them. according to Chambers Dictionary it also means a state of society characterized by recognition of equality of right and privileges political‚ social and legal equality. The most accepted definition of democracy is Government of the people‚ for the people‚ and by the people (Abraham Lincoln)

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    the birth of Liberal Democracy? The Netherlands can use the work of Hugo Grotius‚ Justus Lipsius and Dirk Van Coornhert to support the claim that they are the birth of Liberal Democracy. However‚ one must also look at the influence Ancient Greece had on the birth of Liberal Democracy‚ as many of the leaders and theologians helped to create Liberal Democracy. One of the key figures that support the idea that the Netherlands can claim to be the birth of Liberal Democracy is Hugo Grotius. Grotius

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    America: Democracy or Republic? Despite popular belief‚ The United States of America is‚ in fact‚ not a democracy according to the true meaning of the word. America is in actuality a republic. Although it is often referred to as a democracy‚ a democracy in its truest form is a nation in which the people do the actual voting on the issues at hand. A true democracy would place the power completely in the hands of the people‚ which can prevent matters from being handled in a timely matter. The founding

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    India is the largest functioning democracy in the world. It got freedom during the most sensitive period of world history. Two global wars were fought to make the world safe for democracy. In fact‚ the second global war accelerated the process of freedom from bondage. Though the armed clash was over yet tension was mounting up due to new ideological rivalry between East and West led by the then Soviet Union and the United States of America. The newly founded United Nations grew amidst the

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