In this study we examine the cross-cultural equivalence of two scales that measure attitudes
toward democracy across 36 countries in the World Value Survey (WVS) 2000. We examine …

The patent system is the source of widespread dissatisfaction, many scholars and observers
call for multifaceted reforms in its rules and standards, and some even propose the abolition …

This article analyzes the institutional patterns of eight young democracies in Asia. The
analysis originates from Lijphart's majoritarian-consensus framework. It illustrates that …

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Democratic Progress continuum Page 2 Doron Shultziner Struggling for Recognition The …

Mary Ann Tétreault tive, authoritarian, 6 and little more than a corrupt conduit for the
exchange of natural resources and “unearned” income between state elites and foreign …

This research identifies structural, cultural, and dynamic elements operating in the campaign
for women's rights in Kuwait. Using data from multiple sources, it focuses on the main …

In the past three decades, Hong Kong has experienced a unique social and political
transition, transforming from a British colony to a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of …

The 1999 decree by Kuwait's emir granting women electoral rights, and its subsequent
parliamentary rejection, is more than just an instance of women's oppression in action. It …

The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands,
whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may …

Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) involve a combination of two motivators:(1) profit for the
private sector; and,(2) efficiency and savings for the public sector. This approach, which has …