Abstract
This well-researched paper, written as a proposal intended for a fictitious remote island in the South Pacific, details the basic principles needed to create a viable and prosperous democratic society. This paper contains selected texts from the U.S. Constitution, Federalist Papers and the Bill of Rights which are all crucial building blocks when instituting a democratic government. This paper also lays out a plan for creating an expedient and profitable economy by making use of existing resources such as land and agriculture.

From the Paper
"Given the fact that each state will have its own government for the conduct of its own internal affairs, Article IV is applicable since it contains provisions that pertain to the responsibility of the states to each other and of the central government to the states. This is an important part of the effort to conduct business in each region in such a way that the national interest will be upheld. I suggest that you adopt a similar set of measures to regulate internal affairs in the future as you become more involved in commerce with the rest of the world and with your neighbors in the Pacific."

Tags:democracy, government, history, democratic, society, united, states, bill, of, rights, constitution, plan

Abstract
In this article, the writer discusses that democratic leadership in various organizations has emerged as one of the commonly used styles of leadership. Despite the existence of several leadership styles, the writer explains, this specific one comes out as one of the most effective if well adapted and implemented. This paper focuses on the major strengths of democratic leadership and aims at highlighting the key reasons why it should be preferred over other leadership styles. It also highlights the best conditions where this kind of leadership thrives.

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"Democratic leadership enables members to be committed to all the projects that the organization is implementing and more so creates interest in the end product of such projects by the members. This works for the good of the organization for progress and developments are monitored In some instances, democracy leads to elimination of secrecy in the organization there by allowing free flow of policies and ideas that may be there between the members and the management hence allowing prosperity as well as continuity since there is free transmission of information between decision makers and the members who are definitely expected to implement those decision for success.
"It requires compromise especially from the managerial side of the organization. The decisions that the management wish to implement have to reflect the general views of the subjects who will have to embrace whatever is presented to them without necessarily feeling left out or oppressed. "

Tags:democratic, leadership, management, decision, makers

Abstract
The paper relates that in order to assess whether the World Trade Organization (WTO) is democratic, it is necessary to assess whether it meets the criteria for assessing levels of democracy in international institutions. The paper uses the criteria of transparency, openness to direct participation, quality of discourse and accessibility to all interested citizens, degree of representativeness, capacity to make decisions (that is, effectiveness), and fairness (both procedural and substantive. The paper argues that the WTO fails to meet sufficient criteria to be deemed democratic.

From the Paper
"In order to assess whether the World Trade Organization (WTO) is democratic, it is necessary to assess whether it meets the criteria for assessing levels of democracy in international institutions. These include transparency, openness to direct participation, quality of discourse and accessibility to all interested citizens, degree of representativeness, capacity to make decisions (that is, effectiveness), and fairness (both procedural and substantive. This essay will assess to what extent (if at all), the WTO meets these criteria. It will be argued that the WTO fails to meet sufficient criteria to be deemed democratic."

Tags:globalization, wto, democratic

Abstract
This paper presents an evaluation of the democratic peace theory. It contends that in modern times there is no unambiguous case of a war between democratic states, even in situations where great-power rivalry was to be expected.

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"Since the end of the Cold War a good deal of attention has been given to the so-called DPT or democratic peace theory. This theory proposes that states with democratic political ..."

Tags:democratic, peace, international, relations, war, realist, theory

Abstract
The paper asserts that any country seeking to create a democratic form of government can lean much from the American experience but is also likely to find that certain aspects of the American experience are unique. The paper points out that many of these characteristics and qualities are alien to the past experience in countries like Afghanistan and Iraq. The paper explains that the people who founded America came from Europe and so were steeped in the political traditions of the West.

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"Any country seeking to create a democratic form of government can lean much from the American experience but is also likely to find that certain aspects of the American experience are unique. Many of these characteristics and qualities are alien to the past experience in countries like Afghanistan and Iraq. The people who founded America came from Europe and so were steeped in the political traditions of the West. These people had fled because of certain failures they saw in the European political practice, such as discrimination against certain religious groups. Countries like Afghanistan and Iraq are today more unified around certain religious ideas than were the Founding Fathers, and the degree to..."

Tags:democratic, change, government

Abstract
This paper discusses how the democratic process in any nation, the United States notwithstanding, is highly dependent upon the political knowledge of individual citizens. After all, these are the people who vote for one party or another in the interest of enforcing or creating new policy decisions. The paper carries on to say that based on the previous sentences, it stands to reason that the decisions that voters make at the polls, based presumably upon political knowledge of the issues and policies at hand, are of paramount importance.

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"The standard assumption in all of this is that the public is inherently knowledgeable. Indeed, that assumption forms the basis of a significant proportion of research into the subject (Campbell et al, 1960). The larger question, however, is the degree to which that assumption can be demonstrated to be true. For the sake of this analysis, I will only be approaching the issue as it has manifested in the United States."

Tags:democratic, process, knowledge

Abstract
This literary review discusses democratic accountability in terms of governmental change and responsibility. The paper advocates the radical change of corporatism instead of simple reform.

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"The integrity of Canada's demographic institutions seems to have been declining in recent years. For example, in "Liberals on winning end of Gomery report" Don Martin states, 'Supervisors were blinded, whistleblowers fired, bids rigged, contracts fabricated, purposes circumvented and money diverted into Liberal accounts.' Using strong, at times harsh and judgmental wording, Gomery nailed the liars, dissed the forgetful and credited the trustworthy to recreate the worst parts of a sponsorship program exhaustively examined by his commission of inquiry (Martin 1). This statement lists some of the deceptive and illegal activities that were connected to or committed by the Liberal Party. "

Tags:democratic, accountability, review

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The paper relates that the Democratic Party's views on education call for teaching fundamental skills, like math and science, but also citizenship education, reform and expanded resources for education. The paper further discusses how they call for expanded early education, including the Head Start program, and more individualized attention for students with special needs or special talents. The paper relates that they call for improving teacher quality, starting with raising pay, and they want fair methods of evaluating teacher performance, helping those who can improve to improve, and removing those who cannot improve.

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"The latest "official" Democratic Party views on education come from the 2004 Platform, adopted at the same convention which nominated John Kerry for President. Now, as never before, education is the key to opportunity, essential to a strong America. So we believe in an America that offers the best education to all our children - wherever they live, whatever their background. Period."

Tags:democrats, campaign, education

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The paper presents a scholarly analysis and critique of Merle Black's, "The Transformation of the Southern Democratic Party." The paper discusses Black's analysis of the fundamental changes that have occurred in the voting patterns of the American South.

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"In his article, entitled "The Transformation of the Southern Democratic Party", author Merle Black attempts to understand the fundamental changes that have occurred in the voting patterns of the American South. Once a bastion of democratic support over the second half of the twentieth century, the south has turned increasingly away from democrats at the polling booth. According to Black, the emergence of the Republican party as a realistic alternative to the Democrats is the most dramatic story in Southern politics during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries."

Tags:merle black, southern democrats, article critique, voting

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This paper explains that the Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly known as Zaire, has been plagued with ethnic turmoil and civil war, exacerbated by the massive influx of refugees from Rwanda and Burundi, which has reduced a once prospering country into a state of turmoil. The author points out that there are over 200 African ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo of which the majority of these are Bantu. The paper explains that the U.N.'s Human Development Index (HDI), which is a composite of human development indicators, such as longevity, knowledge and education, and economic measurements, is a better system of determining living standards than the GDP alone; Democratic Republic of Congo ranks very near the bottom. Many graphs and charts.

Table of Contents
Democratic Republic of Congo Background
Introduction
Geographic Placement
Ethnic Composition of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Religious Composition of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Colonial History of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Form of Government for the Democratic Republic of Congo
Main Sources of Economic Activity
Structure of the Economy of Democratic Republic of Congo
Economic Background
Nominal and Real GDP Per Capita for the Previous 10 Years, in US$
Nominal and Real GDP Per Capita for the Previous 10 Years, in LCU
Comparison of Two Graphs
Life Expectancy
Adult Literacy Rate
Primary School Enrollment Rate
Human Development Index (HDI)
HDI Formula
HDI Versus GDP
5 Obstacles to Economic Development in the Past 5 Years
Actions that Could be Taken to Overcome These Challenges

From the Paper
"Currently the country is under a dictatorship and is presumably transitioning towards a representative government; however, this has yet to be realized. A 500-member transitional National Assembly, along with a 120-member Senate was installed in July of 2003. These members were drawn from groups that signed the Pretoria Accord in December 2002. Elections were scheduled to be held in June of 2005; however, these are not likely to take place. Instead, it is likely that the transitional government will remain in place until the early part of 2006. President Joseph Kabila heads this transitional government. The transitional government includes an executive president, four vice-presidents, and a cabinet that is drawn from five armed groups, the unarmed political opposition, civil society, and the previous government of Joseph Kabila."

Tags:infrastructure, gdp, hdi, stablity, war