The 1970’s was a time where democracy in states increased almost exponentially. A wave of democracy was swept across countries and states, either repairing or destroying an already broken government system. “In 1974, nearly three-quarters of all countries were dictatorships; today, more than half are democracies” (Diamond). This growth in democracy is incomparable to any other time period, and is the largest humanity has ever seen. There has been much change to government systems since the 70’s. “Since the mid-1970s, the removal of capital controls, the creation of new financial instruments, and technological advances in communications have contributed to a much more highly integrated international finance system” (Gilpin). However, states
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Back in 1848 a wave of revolutions swept across Europe, where rebels took power in Hungary. Eventually, Hungarians and Croats developed problems with one another and they went to war. Later the Austrian monarchy soon reclaimed power and both Hungary and Croatia became a part of the Austrian Empire, again. Then in 1867 the Austrian Empire split into two halves, one half Austria and the other Hungary. This caused Croatia to split. Hungary completely controlled Croatia while Dalmata controled most of Austria. In the late 19th century Croatian nationalists were divided into two groups. One group wanted a new state uniting all Southern Slavs, while other wanted an independent Croatia …show more content…
Unfortunately, Croatia is scored moderately with a 5.7/10. Access to information includes media freedom, media pluralism, and access to government information. Media freedom is restricted and the political influence is considered fairly strong (sgi). Amendments made to the criminal code in 2013 defined “shaming” as an offense that was harsh enough to deserve fines, even if the allegations came to be true. In April of 2014, Slavica Lukic was the first journalist to be convicted of an offense. She believed the medical company Medikol faced financial troubles even though they were receiving a significant amount of funding from the state. Not only is it considered to be influential on the local and regional level, but the private media owners also have a substantial influence. Media freedom is relatively restricted, but it has also suffered from the poor working conditions afforded to journalists
Back in 1848 a wave of revolutions swept across Europe, where rebels took power in Hungary. Eventually, Hungarians and Croats developed problems with one another and they went to war. Later the Austrian monarchy soon reclaimed power and both Hungary and Croatia became a part of the Austrian Empire, again. Then in 1867 the Austrian Empire split into two halves, one half Austria and the other Hungary. This caused Croatia to split. Hungary completely controlled Croatia while Dalmata controled most of Austria. In the late 19th century Croatian nationalists were divided into two groups. One group wanted a new state uniting all Southern Slavs, while other wanted an independent Croatia …show more content…
Unfortunately, Croatia is scored moderately with a 5.7/10. Access to information includes media freedom, media pluralism, and access to government information. Media freedom is restricted and the political influence is considered fairly strong (sgi). Amendments made to the criminal code in 2013 defined “shaming” as an offense that was harsh enough to deserve fines, even if the allegations came to be true. In April of 2014, Slavica Lukic was the first journalist to be convicted of an offense. She believed the medical company Medikol faced financial troubles even though they were receiving a significant amount of funding from the state. Not only is it considered to be influential on the local and regional level, but the private media owners also have a substantial influence. Media freedom is relatively restricted, but it has also suffered from the poor working conditions afforded to journalists