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Economic Theory of Democracy by Anthony Downs

In three pages the voting theory introductory text is analyzed. There are no other sources listed in the bibliography....

Anthony Downs's Political Parties Theories

An analysis of American political parties, elections and party switching from the years 1980 until 1998 are considered within the ...

Anthony Down and Thomas Hobbes on Political Ideology

as being possible to do. Hobbes distinguishes between a right and a law. A right, according to Hobbes, "consisteth in libe...

Economists Thomas Malthus, David Ricardo, and Adam Smith

laissez faire held sway. In short, Smiths thought was that if the market and economy were basically left alone, that theyd functio...

Kindleberger on the World Economy

the overall health of a nations citizens can be used as an indicator of economic primacy is certainly debatable; however, the Worl...

Relationship Between Capitalism and Democracy

on to say that "Democracy and capitalism are like a lion and a bull pulling a sled together" (Wallace, 1996). It is a precarious c...

Middle East, Africa, and Democratic Peace Theory

stable world, one with less aggression between countries and the more democracies there are in the world, the more peaceful the wo...

Japan's Post 1991 Reform Failure

the crisis took place, they were all but a part of an even bigger force: the fact that a majority of Asian countries are all seeki...

A Review of Issues in Economics by Robert Guell

in depth the basics of theory. The section starts out with the more basic ideas of economics, first there is a chapter on opportu...

Keynes and Friedman Economics

believed that governmental manipulation of the supply of money and interest rates is much more influential on the state of the nat...

Basic Economic Theories and Inflation

In nine pages inflation is discussed in a consideration of basic economic theories including predictability, trends, recessions al...

Book Reviews on the U.S. and Democracy

In six pages various principles of democracy are examined within the context of the texts The Politics of Democracy by Pendleton H...

A Consideration of Athenian Democracy

In five pages this paper considers whether Athenian democracy reflects the democracy concept including a case study from the perio...

Impracticality of Direct Democracy

in fifth century Athens, actually led the nation (190). Some might argue that the leadership was based on age and gender and so al...

Democracy

(The U.S. Department of States Bureau of International Information Programs). Or, as Abraham Lincoln is famous for noting, a democ...

A.H.M. Jones' Athenian Democracy

In four pages this text is reviewed and comparisons are made between Athenian and American democracies....

Democracy and Public Administration

in fact, last summer when the governor of New Jersey appointed a "friend" to the position of state homeland security. The "friend"...

Contemporary Law v. Pre 1700 Law

of settling a dispute. In fact, during King Henry IIs reign (1133-1189), "no other legal means was recognized for the settlement ...

Democracy and Education

In four pages democracy and its demands are examined in terms of social ideals and education's role....

Democracy In Singapore And Indonesia

There are certain commonalities among all forms or systems of democracy that include the separation of powers, a constitution, law...

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, Social and Political Theory

In 9 pages this paper discusses Achebe's novel as it relates to African social and political theory considered in The Dual Mandate...

Democracy Critiqued by Plato

a democracy. Plato contended that it would be impossible within a democracy to have the kind of harmony and societal unit...

Wallerstein's Theory of World Systems

most developed are powerful and this allows them to determine the type of governance that fosters their continued power (Martin, 2...

Nation States and Development, or Democracy

after close to half a century of communist rule, when communism fell in the Soviet Union, to be replaced by provisional government...

Brazilian Democracy

most part, the nation is trying to become a free and equal society, but there are problems. The government is unstable largely bec...

Political Systems Comparison

coercion is prevalent (British Library, 2003). However, big business has become so big and capital has become so concentrated in f...

Overview of Opposing Economic Perspectives

developed in order to help those who cannot help themselves. Further, this position suggests that the rich run the country in real...

Economic Success, Developing Countries, and Authoritarian v. Democratic Governments

for decades. The institutions of authoritarian governments most often do not have the stability nor did the cohesiveness as part o...

Democracy and the Internet

an active part in the democratic process. And it certainly will not assure that the results of an election, campaign, or ideologi...

Russia and Democracy

status (Hollander). Nevertheless, when the Soviet Union disintegrated, there were immediate moves to plunge into the new form of ...