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الديمقراطية وحقوق الانسان في الوطن العربي / [ل]علي الدين هلال وآخرين.
مركز دراسات الوحدة العربية، بيروت
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שפה נוכחית
The Arab human development report 2004
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The Arab Human Development Report, which is focused exclusively on the twenty-two Arab states, provides a comprehensive and comparative examination of the region. Filled with charts, tables, and sidebars, the book provides analysis of the current situation, compares Arab performance with other world areas, and provides an agenda for action.
| Title |
The Arab human development report 2004 : towards freedom in the Arab world. |
|---|---|
| Additional Titles |
Towards freedom in the Arab world |
| Contributors |
United Nations Development Programme. Regional Bureau for Arab States Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organizations |
| Publisher |
New York : United Nations Development Programme, Regional Bureau for Arab States |
| Creation Date |
[2005] |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (page 233). |
| Content |
Preface -- Executive summary: Changes in human development since the launch of AHDR 2003 The state of freedom and good governance Structures impeding freedom A strategic vision: alternative futures for freedom and governance in Arab countries -- pt. 1. Changes in human development since the launch of AHDR 2003. Arab initiatives to promote region-wide reform External attempts at change: the broader Middle East initiative The regional and international context Addressing the three deficits, gains and setbacks -- pt. 2. Reinforcing freedom and establishing good governance. Section 1. Analytical framework: freedom, good governance and human development. Ch. 1. The intellectual basis and concept of freedom and good governance: Freedom in western liberal thought, from individual freedom to human development Freedom in Arab culture The concept of freedom and good governance in this report -- Ch. 2. Freedom and governance in Arab countries at the beginning of the third millennium, some problematic issues. The tension between freedom and democratic institutions in the Arab world The contradiction between freedom in Arab countries and the interests of dominant global powers Freedom bereft of organized support "Oriental despotism" and the Arab societal context Democracy and religion Democracy and the Arab region, the trap of the one-off election Freedom and human rights The challenge of peaceful transition to a society of freedom and good governance in the Arab countries -- pt. 2., section 2: The state of freedom and governance in Arab countries. Ch. 3. The state of freedoms and rights. Freedoms and human rights Social and economic rights Perceived enjoyment of freedom in contemporary Arab opinion, Freedom Survey 2003 -- pt. 2. section 3: The societal context of freedom and governance. Ch. 4. The legal architecture. The institutional architecture of freedom and governance Arab states and international human rights standards Legislative regulation of freedoms in Arab constitutions Legislative restrictions on human rights in Arab legislation The impact of authoritarian power relations on freedom and human rights -- Ch. 5. The political architecture. The crisis of governance in Arab countries Repression and political impoverishment The state of corporate governance in the Arab world The vicious circle of repression and corruption The Arab countries in the global context of governance, 2002 The debate on how to reform -- Chl. 6. Arab societal structures and the regional and international environments. Societal structures The global and regional context -- pt. 2. section 4. Towards reinforcing freedom and establishing good governance in the Arab countries. Ch. 7. A strategic vision of freedom and governance in Arab countries, alternative futures. Grounds for peaceful and deep political alteration, alternative futures Universal features and aims of the desired system of governance Reforming Arab societal structures to guarantee freedom At the Pan-Arab level Governance at the global level Achieving peaceful political alternation in Arab countries in order to build freedom and good governance: the 'Izdihar' scenario Epilogue: the furthest lotus tree -- References -- Annex 1: Measurement of freedom in Arab countries -- Annex 2: Selected documents -- Annex 3: List of background papers -- Annex 4: Statistical tables on human development in the Arab countries. |
| Extent |
xx, 248 pages : illustrations 30 cm |
| Language |
English |
| Copyright Date |
©2005 |
| National Library system number |
997012616067305171 |
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