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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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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...

• Word Count: 1606
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

At this time, war with Japan was impending. ... The defeat in this war and the expense it incurred were direct causes of the revolution which occured just a few weeks later. ... Peasants and workers revolted in an elemental and anarchic rebellion, ultimately turning a large-scale strike and bringing the government, economy, and all public services to a complete halt. ... Moreover, during the very first stages of the revolution, the workers themselves posed in practice not merely democratic problems but also purely socialist ones. ... First, it granted basic civil liberties to all,...

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• Grade Level: High School

Chile's economy was doing well until the Great Depression struck the world in the 1930s. ... Much of Venezuela's 19th century history was characterized by periods of political instability, dictatorial rule, and a 5-year civil war where ¼ of the population was killed. ... During this period, many political parties were formed that pressured for some type of democratic change. ...

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In the Northeast and Old Northwest, rapid transportation improvements and immigration hastened the collapse of an older yeoman and artisan economy and its replacement by cash-crop agriculture and capitalist manufacturing. In the South, the cotton boom revived a flagging plantation slave economy, which spread to occupy the best lands of the region. ... And increasingly after the War of 1812, government policy seemed to combine the worst of both old and new, favoring the kinds of centralized, broad constructionist, top-down forms of economic development that many thought would aid men of establi...

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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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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate