7 Commentary on Democracy in Asia and the Pacific

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. 1 Introduction: The Growing Community of Democracies 1
5. Part 1 DEMOCRACY TODAY
6. 2 Building Democracy 9
7. 3 Democratic Governance: Linking the Security and Development Agendas 17
8. 4 Promoting Democracy: Moving Beyond the Rhetoric 23
9. 5 The State of Democratic Governance: Achievements and Challenges 31
10. Part 2 DEMOCRACY IN THE REGIONS
11. 6 Democracy in Asia and the Pacific 41
12. 7 Commentary on Democracy in Asia and the Pacific 51
13. 8 Democracy in Africa 55
14. 9 Commentary on Democracy in Africa 61
15. 10 Democracy in the Arab World 67
16. 11 Commentary on Democracy in the Arab World 71
17. 12 Democracy in Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States 79
18. 13 Commentary on Democracy in Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States 89
19. 14 Democracy in Latin America 93
20. 15 Commentary on Democracy in Latin America 97
21. Part 3 THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY
22. 16 Democracy and Globalization: The Beginning of History 101
23. 17 Democracy and “The End of History” Revisited 115
24. Appendixes
25. Appendix 1 The Warsaw Declaration: Toward a Community of Democracies 121
26. Appendix 2 The Seoul Plan of Action: Democracy—Investing for Peace and Prosperity 127
27. Appendix 3 The Santiago Ministerial Commitment: Cooperating for Democracy 135
28. Bibliography 149
29. The Contributors 161
30. Index 167
31. About the Book 173