Democracy /

Other Authors: Haugen, David M.,, Musser, Susan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Detroit, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2012.
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245 |a Democracy /  |c David Haugen and Susan Musser, book editors 
260 |a Detroit, MI :  |b Greenhaven Press,  |c c2012. 
300 |a 273 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 24 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 |a What is the state of democracy worldwide? Countries around the world are striving to establish working democracies / Anwar Ibrahim -- Countries around the world are failing to establish working democracies / The Economist -- Free markets foster democracies / Michael Mandelbaum -- Free markets threaten democracy / Robert B. Reich -- The Internet has advanced democratic causes / Clay Shirky -- The Internet has not advanced democratic causes / Hiawatha Bray -- Can there be democracy in the Middle East? Western democracy will never take hold in the Middle East / Michael Scheuer -- Islam remains a barrier to democracy in the Middle East / Whitson G. Waldo III -- The Muslim Brotherhood is a threat to democratic change in Egypt / James Phillips -- The Muslim Brotherhood is not a threat to democratic change in Egypt / David M. Faris and Stacey Philbrick Yadav -- The Muslim Brotherhood's role in democratic change in Egypt remains unclear / Maajid Nawaz -- Israel is the only true democracy in the Middle East / Jacob Dayan -- Israel is not an example of democracy in the Middle East / Josh Ruebner -- What should be done to improve US democracy? American democracy is broken / Eric Alterman -- American democracy is not broken / T. A. Barnhart -- To improve US democracy, low-income workers should share the income tax burden / Mary Kate Cary -- To improve US democracy, end tax cuts for the richest Americans / Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson -- To improve US democracy, make the tax code more transparent / Charles Murray -- Corporate funding of political ads will hinder the democratic election process / Ronald Dworkin -- Corporate funding of political ads will not hinder the democratic election process / Hans A. von Spakovsky -- Should the United States foster democracy worldwide? Promoting democracy worldwide increases US national security / Shadi Hamid and Steven Brooke -- Promoting democracy worldwide does not increase US national security / Michael S. Rozeff -- The United States should promote true democracy in the Middle East / Eric Margolis -- Promoting democracy in the Middle East should benefit US interests / Mortimer B. Zuckerman -- A league of democracies would benefit the world and advance democracy / James M. Lindsay -- A league of democracies would not benefit the world nor spread democracy / Charles A. Kupchan. 
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700 1 |a Musser, Susan 
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