The New Challenges to Human Rights
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April 1997
Volume 8, Issue 2
Hong Kong, Singapore, and "Asian Values"
Hong Kong, Singapore, and “Asian Values”
The Editors’ introduction to “Hong Kong, Singapore, and ‘Asian Values.'”
Hong Kong, Singapore, and “Asian Values”: Why Asia Needs Democracy
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Hong Kong, Singapore, and “Asian Values”: Governance That Works
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Hong Kong, Singapore, and “Asian Values”: An Alternative View
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The Democratic Path to Peace
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Ghana's Encouraging Elections
Ghana’s Encouraging Elections: A Major Step Forward
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Ghana’s Encouraging Elections: The Challenges Ahead
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Democracy Without Nations?
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Constraints & Opportunities in the Arab World
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Tensions and Trade-Offs in Latin America
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Guatemala’s Postwar Prospects
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Romania’s Road to “Normalcy”
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Reforming the Postcommunist University
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Clarifying Consolidation
A review of Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation: Southern Europe, South America, and Post-Communist Europe, by Juan J. Linz and Alfred Stepan.
Can Africa Develop?
A review of Development and Democracy in Africa, by Claude Ake.
Documents on Democracy
Excerpts from: the acceptance speech of José Ramos-Horta, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize; Guatemalan president Alvaro Arzú’s speech on the occasion of the signing of a comprehensive peace accord.
Election Watch
Reports on elections in Chad, Gabon, Gambia, Madagascar, Pakistan, Russia (Chechen Republic), Singapore.