Sentence examples for most established democracies from inspiring English sources

But then transparency fluctuated, never reaching the levels enjoyed by most established democracies.

Most established democracies passed freedom of information laws years ago.Because Labour again promised such a law in its 1997 manifesto, it is likely to pass some version eventually.

The higher average age in the United States, as in the case with most established democracies may be attributed to low rate of turnover among legislators.

Pippa Norris examines the symptoms by comparing system support in more than fifty societies worldwide, challenging the pervasive claim that most established democracies have experienced a steadily rising tide of political disaffection during the third-wave era.

It is a fair bet that some of those excluded because there are too little reliable data on them are as corrupt, if not worse, than those caught by TI's Corruption Perceptions Index.Predictably, the countries that come out of the survey best are, by and large, those with the most developed economies and the most established democracies.

Most established democracies today use proportional voting systems that result in a fairer reflection of voters' views.

And it seems most older, established democracies do tend to operate this way.

But Mandela's inspiring leadership of South Africa from institutionalized racism to one of the continent's most prosperous and established democracies has coincided with the end of authoritarian rule in Eastern Europe, worldwide growth in the number and clout of human rights groups and dramatic technological advances that prevent despots from doing their worst without the outside world's notice.

11 The Athenians had established democracies in most of the cities of Boeotia and the oligarchs had consequently withdrawn from them into Thebes, where they mustered their forces to fall upon Tolmides.

Given the circumstances of new or recently established democracies, what pace and sequencing of economic reforms are most likely to produce economically successful and politically sustainable outcomes?

The most provocative argument in the Economist piece is that the political systems of the established democracies are outdated, stagnant and even corrupt.