NewsWhore
11-27-2007, 04:30 PM
The DR and Nicaragua are the two countries with the worst levels of democracy in Latin America according to the Latin America Democratic Development Index (IDD-Lat 2007) published on Monday. The DR is ranked 16th on a list of 19 countries, only scoring higher than Venezuela and Nicaragua.
The general index for this year indicates that the DR shows the largest inter-annual fall compared with the IDD-Lat for the prior year. Furthermore, the DR also shows a fall in Institutional Quality and Political Efficiency Dimension, and social development indicators. Jorge Arias, who created the report, added that the DR is accustomed to institutional crises, major changes, and big movements that only adhere to what the leader in power seeks to achieve.
The study specifies that Chile, Uruguay and Costa Rica are on the other end of the spectrum when it comes to democracy.
In its sixth consecutive year, the index analyzes and evaluates the behavior of societies, leaders and democratic institutions in 18 countries across the continent.
The report says that over half the countries in the region show a low level of democratic development. The study focuses on civil liberties, security, participation in political activities, health, education and government crises.
The study was funded by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
www.idd-lat.org/Edicion2007english.htm (http://www.idd-lat.org/Edicion2007english.htm)
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The general index for this year indicates that the DR shows the largest inter-annual fall compared with the IDD-Lat for the prior year. Furthermore, the DR also shows a fall in Institutional Quality and Political Efficiency Dimension, and social development indicators. Jorge Arias, who created the report, added that the DR is accustomed to institutional crises, major changes, and big movements that only adhere to what the leader in power seeks to achieve.
The study specifies that Chile, Uruguay and Costa Rica are on the other end of the spectrum when it comes to democracy.
In its sixth consecutive year, the index analyzes and evaluates the behavior of societies, leaders and democratic institutions in 18 countries across the continent.
The report says that over half the countries in the region show a low level of democratic development. The study focuses on civil liberties, security, participation in political activities, health, education and government crises.
The study was funded by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
www.idd-lat.org/Edicion2007english.htm (http://www.idd-lat.org/Edicion2007english.htm)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)