Iraq's fragile democracy stepped back from the brink this week only to have Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki push it toward the edge once again.
The government of a property owning democracy takes steps to encourage widespread ownership of productive assets and broad access to education and training; democratic socialism is similar but features worker-managed firms.
"If the Legislature doesn't live up to its duty, it's entirely the role of the courts in a constitutional democracy to step in and protect individuals and minorities," she said.
That the transition is not difficult for all people?' " Ms. Gordimer praises Mr. Mandela for his leadership and for setting a positive example in this new democracy by stepping down after one term.
But yesterday will have given Chinese democrats hope - and who knows, it may even be a harbinger for something more important in China come August".If I thought the protests had given Chinese democrats hope, or will bring democracy a step closer in China (or advance the cause of freedom in Tibet) I would be cheering too.
But in the end they did turn out, along with the Albanian majority, for what one what one Western diplomat called a 'training exercise for democracy," a step toward replacing the United Nations officials who have run Kosovo, still technically part of Serbia, since Serbian troops pulled out in 1999.
The Tynwald parliament was granted autonomy in 1866, and steadily advanced to democracy in step with the United Kingdom.
He emphasized that China must "develop our socialist democracy in a step-by-step manner," keeping in mind China's size and circumstances.
Egyptians would make sacrifices for independence, but they did not value democracy, and so, step by step, our system fell apart.
Like many African nations, Central African Republic took halting steps toward democracy in the 1980s and '90s, but attempted coups and military domination of politics continued.
General Musharraf has promised an eventual restoration of democracy, but his steps have been slow.
