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Author:   David Beetham ,  Iain Kearton ,  Nalini Vittal ,  Sarah Bracking
Publisher:   Kluwer Law International
Imprint:   Kluwer Law International
Dimensions:   Width: 19.80cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9789041119315

ISBN 10:   9041119310
Pages:   104
Publication Date:   01 October 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Contributors. About the editors. About International IDEA. Acknowledgements. Abbreviations. Foreword. Part 1: Introduction. Why conduct democracy assessments? What is distinct about the IDEA framework and method. Part 2: The framework of assessment questions. Citizenship, law and rights. Representative and accountable government. Civil society and popular participation. Democracy beyond the state. Part 3: Democracy assessment from eight nations (summaries). Bangladesh. El Salvador. Italy. Kenya. Malawi. New Zealand. Peru. South Korea. Part 4: Key democratic indicators compared. (topics chosen from sections in the IDEA Handbook) Violent conflict. The position of minorities. Justice and the judiciary. Legal aid. Prison and the death penalty. Civil and political rights. Government spending. Basic service and health-care. Electoral participation and proportionality. Party financing. Party choice. Capacity govern. Control of the military. Corruption. Press freedom. Women in public and political life. Political consultation. Decentralisation. Asylum-seekers and refugees. Part 5: Conclusions about the democratisation process. Tables. Part 1: 1.1. Democratic principles and mediating values. 1.2. The assessment framework: overview. Part 3: 3.1. Bangladesh: Basic socio-economic indicators. 3.2. El Salvador: Electoral participation, 1988-2000. 3.3. Kenya: Indicators of inequality (with selected comparator countries). 3.4. Kenya: Monetary indicators, 1990s. 3.5. Malawi: Basic socio-economic indicators. 3.6. New Zealand: Key indicators by ethnic group, 1996-2000. 3.7. New Zealand: Women in government - New Zealand and selected OECD countries, 1996.

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