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Keeping up with the ever-changing global political landscape can be daunting.Governments of the World: A Global Guide to Citizens’ Rights and Responsibilitiesis designed to make the task easier. The volumes provide accessible, authoritativebackground information about governments, political issues, and citizen politics in198 regions, including every independent nation of the world and several territo-ries under the jurisdiction of sovereign countries. Because no nation operates incomplete isolation, Governments of the World reaches beyond regional issues toexplore the roles of international courts and supranational institutions such as theUnited Nations and the European Union.

Author(s): C. Neal Tate
Publisher: Gacl
Year: 2005

Language: English
Commentary: no images
Pages: 351
Tags: Международные отношения;Международные отношения;

CONTENTS......Page 6
PREFACE......Page 12
INTRODUCTION......Page 14
THEMATIC OUTLINE OF TOPICS......Page 18
DIRECTORY OF CONTRIBUTORS......Page 22
History......Page 31
Civil War......Page 32
Taliban Regime......Page 33
Economic And Social Life......Page 34
Bibliography......Page 37
Albania......Page 38
Algeria......Page 39
Politics Since Independence......Page 40
Government Structures And Political Parties......Page 41
Conclusion......Page 43
Bibliography......Page 44
American Civil Liberties Union......Page 45
American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man and the American Convention on Human Rights......Page 48
Bibliography......Page 50
Amnesty International......Page 51
Sources Of Challenge And Change......Page 53
Angola......Page 54
Antigua and Barbuda......Page 56
Bibliography......Page 57
Political History......Page 58
Bibliography......Page 60
Aquino, Corazon......Page 61
Bibliography......Page 62
Government......Page 63
Peronism And Dictatorship......Page 65
Transition To Democracy......Page 66
Toward Crisis......Page 67
Crisis Of Representation......Page 68
Bibliography......Page 69
Armenia......Page 70
Bibliography......Page 71
Aung San Suu Kyi......Page 72
Australia......Page 74
Constitutional Design......Page 75
Constitutional Development......Page 77
Citizenship And Rights Protection......Page 79
Globalization And Future Challenges......Page 80
Bibliography......Page 81
Brief History......Page 82
Nature Of Government......Page 84
Political Life......Page 85
Division Of Powers......Page 86
Rights And Liberties......Page 87
Azerbaijan......Page 88
Bibliography......Page 89
Bahamas......Page 90
Bahrain......Page 91
Bangladesh......Page 93
Military Coups......Page 94
Regime Of Hussain Mohammad Ershad......Page 95
Return Of Parliamentary Democracy: Government Of Khaleda Zia......Page 96
Government Of Sheikh Hasina......Page 97
Bnp-led Alliance Government......Page 98
Bibliography......Page 99
Barbados......Page 100
Belarus......Page 101
Bibliography......Page 102
Belgium......Page 103
Constitutional Monarchy In A Federal State......Page 104
Basis For The Government......Page 105
Institutions And Political Life......Page 106
Belize......Page 108
Benin......Page 110
Bhutan......Page 111
Bibliography......Page 112
Dimensions Of Bicameral Systems......Page 113
Empirical Findings......Page 114
Bibliography......Page 115
Biko, Stephen......Page 116
Historical Background......Page 117
Problems Raised And Lessons Learned......Page 118
Continuing Issues......Page 121
Conclusion......Page 122
Bolivia......Page 123
Political History......Page 125
Structure Of The Government......Page 128
Bibliography......Page 129
Bosnia and Herzegovina......Page 130
Botswana......Page 132
Free But Unfair Multiparty Politics......Page 134
Democracy Without A Credible Opposition......Page 135
The Absence Of Participatory Formations......Page 136
Silence And Nonaccountability......Page 137
Bibliography......Page 138
Colonial Period......Page 139
From Empire To Republic......Page 140
Failure Of The Democratic Experiment And Military Dictatorship......Page 141
Reemergence Of Democracy......Page 143
A New Democratic Brazil?......Page 144
British Virgin Islands......Page 147
Brunei......Page 149
Bulgaria......Page 150
Brief Political History......Page 151
Contemporary Constitutional System......Page 152
Human Rights......Page 154
Conclusion......Page 156
Burkina Faso......Page 157
Burundi......Page 159
Bibliography......Page 161
History......Page 162
Socioeconomic Conditions And Quality Of Life......Page 164
Government And Politics......Page 165
Political And Civil Liberties......Page 166
Conditions Of Human Rights......Page 167
Cameroon......Page 168
Political Consolidation (1972–1982)......Page 169
Political Uncertainty (1982–1985)......Page 170
Political Contestation (1985–1992)......Page 171
Polity Since 1992......Page 172
Bibliography......Page 174
Campaign Finance......Page 175
Bibliography......Page 177
People And History......Page 178
Canada’s Government......Page 180
Political Life......Page 181
Conclusion......Page 183
Cape Verde......Page 184
Caribbean Region......Page 185
History......Page 186
Social And Economic Setting......Page 187
Caribbean Economies......Page 188
Caribbean Governments......Page 189
Political Style In The Caribbean......Page 191
The Caribbean And The World......Page 192
Sexual Content......Page 193
Political Speech......Page 195
Religion......Page 196
Bibliography......Page 197
Central African Republic......Page 198
Bibliography......Page 199
Chad......Page 200
Children’s Rights......Page 201
Bibliography......Page 204
Early Political Stability And Democracy......Page 205
Politics In The Twentieth Century......Page 206
Political Polarization......Page 207
Breakdown Of Democracy And Military Rule......Page 208
The Resumption Of Democracy......Page 209
Bibliography......Page 211
Brief History......Page 212
Major Political Leaders......Page 213
The Constitution......Page 214
Political Life......Page 215
Citizen Rights......Page 217
Historical Background......Page 218
Continuing Significance......Page 220
Ongoing Issues......Page 222
Codification......Page 224
Later Developments......Page 226
Convergence With Common Law......Page 227
Civil Liberties in Emergencies......Page 228
Terrorism As Emergency......Page 229
Domestic Terrorism......Page 230
Transnational Terrorism......Page 231
Bibliography......Page 234
Early Civil Rights Acts......Page 235
Movement Peaks In The 1960s......Page 237
Ongoing Challenges......Page 238
Socioeconomic Conditions......Page 239
Political History......Page 241
Civil Conflict And Contemporary Politics......Page 242
Constitutional Structure And Actual Practice......Page 243
Bibliography......Page 245
Colonies and Colonialism......Page 246
Bibliography......Page 249
History Of Common Law......Page 250
History Of Civil Law......Page 251
Common Law Versus Civil Law: Defining Characteristics......Page 252
The Convergence Of Common Law And Civil Law......Page 254
Comoros......Page 255
Bibliography......Page 256
Origins And Development......Page 257
Reasons To Form A Confederation......Page 259
Principal Characteristics......Page 260
Evaluation......Page 261
Bibliography......Page 262
Political Background......Page 263
A Brief Economic And Social Background......Page 267
Bibliography......Page 268
Congo, Republic of the......Page 269
Structure Of The Court......Page 271
Great Britain......Page 275
The Dutch Monarchy......Page 278
Spain’s Constitutional Monarchy......Page 279
Constitutionalism: Intellectual Foundations......Page 281
Constitutionalism And Individual Rights......Page 283
Modern Constitutional Systems......Page 284
Conclusion......Page 286
Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment......Page 287
Bibliography......Page 289
Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)......Page 290
Bibliography......Page 291
Brief History......Page 292
Structure Of Government......Page 294
Role Of The Judiciary And Legal Institutions......Page 295
Elections, Voting, And Citizen Participation......Page 296
Cote d’Ivoire......Page 298
History......Page 299
The Legal System......Page 300
Political Dynamics......Page 301
Political Participation......Page 303
Bibliography......Page 304
Crimes Against Humanity......Page 305
Croatia......Page 307
History......Page 308
Government-building......Page 309
Government And Constitution......Page 310
Political Life......Page 313
Cuba......Page 314
Cuban Revolution In Crisis: 1991......Page 316
Revolutionary Achievements......Page 317
Cuba’s Challenge......Page 319
Cyprus......Page 320
Czech Republic......Page 322
Brief History......Page 323
History And Leadership After World War Ii......Page 324
Nature Of Government......Page 325
Bibliography......Page 326
Dalai Lama......Page 328
Democracy......Page 330
Democracy As A Matter Of Rights......Page 331
Modern Concepts Of Democracy: Elitism And Participation......Page 334
Denmark......Page 336
Political Development......Page 337
Political Life......Page 338
Political Participation......Page 340
Democratic Prospects......Page 341
Dictatorship......Page 343
Dictatorship In Latin America......Page 344
Comparing Dictatorships......Page 345
Dictatorship In China......Page 347
Dictatorship And Genocide......Page 348
Djibouti......Page 349
Bibliography......Page 350