Background The Arab Spring is the name that has been given to the recent wave of protests, civil wars, and political unrest in the Arab region of the world. ... Arab Spring countries haven't decided what kind of economy they are trying to create, and still don't have a clear vision of their economic future. ... In Libya, such a change only occurred after months of armed conflict between regime supporters and opponents, and ended in the killing of the country's leader during the fight. In Syria, a civil war is still ongoing and has caused a grave humanitarian crisis with hundreds...

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Civil societies are vital to the prolonged success and development of democracies. ... According to Kesselman, civil society in Russia began emerging in the late 1980's. ... They need to join together, create a civil society and challenge those in power. ... The German social market economy has a role to play in the countries civil society. ... During their forty year reign, the LDP rode the strength of Japan's booming economy to victory. ...

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This separation came about during the cold war period between the United States and USSR. ... The connection between Human Rights and Democracy lies in civil, political, economical, social and cultural rights. ... Democracy relies on both Civil and Political implications of the Human rights agenda. ... When the Economy has becomes this bad the political leaders can take advantage of this situation and start making false promises just to get the electoral votes and get into power. Once they are voted into power they forget about these said promises and they might even use these political...

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This separation came about during the cold war period between the United States and USSR. ... The connection between Human Rights and Democracy lies in civil, political, economical, social and cultural rights. ... Democracy relies on both Civil and Political implications of the Human rights agenda. ... When the Economy has becomes this bad the political leaders can take advantage of this situation and start making false promises just to get the electoral votes and get into power . Once they are voted into power they forget about these said promises and they might even use these political ...

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During President Roosevelt's term, the awful conditions of the meatpacking industry were brought to his attention. ... During the "Reform Era" multiple issues caused by the industrial revolution were brought to America's attention but were not necessarily fixed. ... Dubois's The Crisis, black men were drafted into war abroad, oppressing foreigners in their own land, while still facing the same conflicts at home. During this era, the African American population was still segregated and President Roosevelt as well as reformers failed to overcome racism and incorporate bl...

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For Germany, the war was lost, their emperor had fled and the despondent citizens were rebellious. ... With these factors in consideration the revolution that had taken place in Germany during 1918-1919, we have to question the extent in which the German people gained a full revolution. ... The civil service remained unreformed after 1919 along with the judiciary and the office corps. ... Ebert needed the full support of the army; he could have changed the old elite and produce a complete socialist reform and he could have established the economy. ... The events that took place during what was...

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The list goes on, and with two world wars, the division of Europe, a world warped with ideological conflict during the cold war and political and economical pressures of the late 60's and 70's which had previously shattered complacency about stability and progress in the democratic world, now faith in democratic reason could be fully restored. ... Democracy is now thought to be linked with prosperity and advances in economy and lifestyle. Modern economies depend on communication, barriers to communication in democratic countries is much lower than in authoritarian states. ... The d...

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That this is an existing problem for the Iraqi government can be seen in the chaos and civil conflicts that have been occurring between the various religious and political factions in Iraq since the 2005 elections. ... They have never lived in a democracy where they are guaranteed certain basic civil and human rights. ... Ramsay (2005) also discusses the current state of civil war between the various factions of Iraqi society, and the growing influence of insurgent groups and terrorists in Iraq. ... The lessons learned by US attempts to influence the development of democratic nations during t...

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Freedom House has ranked all independent countries from 1 (the best score) to 7 on civil liberties and political rights. ... Most recently, in 2002 and 2003, Mexico received a score of 4, due to an improvement in its civil liberties score, which dropped from a 3 to a 2. ... Mexico also encompasses a civil society that allows its people to manifest various social movements and is a part of the International Trade Union Confederation. ... According to Transparency International's 2005 Global Corruption Barometer, 31 percent of Mexican households paid bribes during the year. ... Over time, h...

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During the 19th century China finally saw fall towards the West through unfair trade impositions and regulations, and after World War II the Chinese Communist Party took control of the China that is known today. Shortly after World War II there was a power struggle between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Kuomintang (KMT), the nationalist party, shortly after the Treaty of Versailles in 1920. The two factions held civil war for more than 20 years before the CCP won control of China under Mao Zedong. ... During the latter half of the 20th century Deng Xiaoping emerged as the new lea...

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Machiavelli believed the only purpose for a ruler was to make war, and protect its citizens from attacks by other states. ... "A prince, therefore should have no care or thought but for war, and the regulations and training it requires, and should apply himself exclusively to this as his peculiar province; for war is the sole art looked for in one who rules" . ... Machiavelli's Republic Considering Machiavelli's concepts of virtu and the functional role of the citizen in state affairs, we can infer that Machiavelli's republicanism is above all else a commitment to the vive...

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The debates on the amendment of the Constitution which have been going on for slightly over one year now seem to turn in favor of having these two elections at separate dates, stance backed by both civil society and parties across the Romanian political stage. ... The various disagreements between Romania and the EU, brought about last year by the signing of the treaty with the USA on the non-extradition of the US citizens to the Criminal Court of Justice on the Haag, without previous consultation of the EU and by further support of the USA in matters regarding the war in Iraq, were skillfully...

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This paper takes a critical look at the influence of free speech on the economic development of countries, examining the recent shutdown of social media in Uganda during their general elections. ... The economic growth and development of a country is connected to the freedom of press, as there is a bidirectional relationship between the growth of an economy and the freedom of press. ... The civil unrest witnessed in Libya was also successful with the help mass communication platforms. ... However, the government argued that they were only protecting the economy as free speech on election day ...

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