democracy

Dean Baker: Democracy Versus Bankers at the Fed

Topix - Business News  Tue, 10/18/2011 - 03:39

The Federal Reserve Board has provided the basis for thousands of conspiracy theories in its near-100-year existence.


 

The Middle East Needs More Entrepreneurs

Digg - Business & Finance  Mon, 03/28/2011 - 09:06

The Middle East needs more than democracy to flourish; it needs a climate friendly to the new ideas and ventures of entrepreneurs.


 

The gap between steering documents and teaching democracy in Sou...

http://www.eurekalert.org/rss/business.xml  Sun, 12/19/2010 - 23:00

(University of Gothenburg) A thesis presented at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, uses the example of South Africa to show how teaching and education in democracy-related subjects work.
The results show that the good democratic intentions of steering documents do not always work in practice.


 

Russia president criticizes ruling party over vote

Newsvine - business  Sat, 11/21/2009 - 05:13

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the ruling Kremlin-backed party for using its clout and undermining democracy in recent regional votes, saying it must learn to win fairly.