Democracy Index

Different parts of the world have different political regimes and not many succeed in achieving being called a democratic state. In 2016 democracy is the political regime that the most powerful countries in the world follow. The list includes Norway, U.S.A, Germany and Sweden. Progressively, many countries are working on becoming a democracy. Some are being more prosperous, others struggle. It is not exactly easy to become a democratic country due to many requirements to fit the qualification.…

TS Issue 3 Capitalism and Democracy Robert B. Reich and Anthony B. Kim In this Taking Sides issue, the two authors debate whether capitalism undermines democracy. Capitalism is described as an economic system that (should) primarily benefit civilians. Pure capitalism is not exactly ideal, as it could lead to inequality in the amount of rich versus the amount of poor. If, however, states assert a modicum of control, they can keep monopolies at bay and implement social services to help bridge the…

affected the response differently, was the goal of this research project. The rest of this section is served to look at each of the how each of the four independent variable (Democracy, GDP, Institutional Gridlock, and Corruption) influenced the dependent variable (Fast/Slow government response) for each outcome. Democracy After looking at all four cases, my hypothesis was not supported. After reviewing each of the cases, the United States should have cleaned up the oil spill fastest. Yet,…

Government Composition Brazil’s government is classified a presidential and federative republic with traits of both federalism and democracy (Brazil - Structure of Government, 2016). Brazil is broken up into states, but still has a federal government that oversees the entire country. In Brazil voting is mandatory for all literate citizens from ages 18 to 69. Anyone who is illiterate, between 16 and 17, or older than 69 years of age can choose to vote, but is not required to do so (Brazil…

Vietnam: Authoritarian or Democratic? Following the democratization of The United States of America after their secession from Britain, democracy spread to other states through various reforms. Many states, however, still hold on to authoritarianism as their modus operandi. A form of government defined by strong central power and limited political freedoms, authoritarianism chiefly describes Vietnam’s government today. Freedom House’s Report of Vietnam in 2006 described the Vietnamese…

During the third wave of democratization, a transformation of political institutions to democracies in the developing world, the majority of countries in Latin America shifted from military regimes to democracies. While Latin America has been identified as the third most democratic region in the world, after Western Europe and North America, democracy in the region must overcome huge obstacles Western counterparts do not experience as harshly, such as widespread poverty, poor education, and…

consider when comparing these countries development index is poverty; why is there a smaller percentage of people that lie under the International Poverty Line in the United States than Nepal? The answer lies in the upbringing of each country’s government. The United States was originally a settler colony, where its people settled with the objective to grow and prosper in the new world. Although the United States was not originally an established democracy, the country was already for the most…

The interplay of democracy and political culture affects public administration in Canada through producing certain types of rules, regulations, and institutions. As mentioned by Inwood, the interplay can be described as circular and mutually reinforcing (p.46). Both political culture and democracy affect each other and their values, resulting in dependence that is unlike any linear relationship which lacks give and take in terms of ideas. It is because of the interplay that “we can begin to see…

Although Colombia is afflicted with high levels of governmental corruption the prospects for democracy are hopeful. While the nation does face a drug trafficking problem and high inequality, the democratic ideals, ethnically and religiously monolithic culture, and market economy provide the necessary fodder to incite a democratic revolution. By splitting USAID between good governance and civil society issues of corruption and media censorship can be resolved, providing Colombia with conditions…

the will of the President, not to the legislature assembly. Therefore, governments in presidential systems do not have the need of preserve the majority legislative support in order to stay in office and it can lead into more autocratic attitudes. Democracy would be the dependent variable measured with Polity IV and the independent variable would be presidentialism and parliamentarism, measured with the Political Institutional Database. Brazil, USA, Finland, ?, United Kingdom, Spain, Italy and…