Countries at the Crossroads 2006: A Survey of Democratic Governance

by Freedom House, Emil Danielyan, Christopher Walker, Fred H. Lawson author of Global Security, Carolyn Bull

Overview

Countries at the Crossroads is an annual survey of government performance in 30 key countries worldwide that are at a critical crossroads in determining their political future. Crossroads provides a unique comparative tool for assessing government performance in the areas of accountability and public voice, civil liberties, rule of law, and anticorruption and transparency. The countries evaluated in Crossroads represent a range of governments: traditional or constitutional monarchies, one-party states or outright dictatorships, failed states, states where reforms have stalled or lagged behind, and states that suffer from insurgencies.

The survey provides a comparative, in-depth assessment of democratic governance intended to help government officials, scholars, educators, nongovernmental organizations, and the media identify areas of progress and highlight points of concern. For the international community, the survey helps target diplomatic efforts and reform assistance. The narratives and scores clearly highlight the problems and successes of each government, and separate recommendations sections prioritize the steps that should be taken by the countries in question to remedy deficiencies in governance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780742558007
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	09/27/2006
Series:	Countries at the Crossroads
Edition description:	2006 ed.
Pages:	760
Product dimensions:	6.44(w) x 9.32(h) x 1.98(d)

About the Author

Freedom House is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that supports democratic change, monitors freedom, and advocates for democracy and human rights.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Countries at the Crossroads 2005-2006 Country List
Chapter 2 Acknowledgements
Chapter 3 Advisory Committee
Chapter 4 Entrenched Corruption and the Challenge to Democratic Accountability
Chapter 5 Tables and Graphs
Chapter 6 Introduction to Country Reports
Chapter 7 Armenia
Chapter 8 Azerbaijan
Chapter 9 Bahrain
Chapter 10 Cambodia
Chapter 11 East Timor
Chapter 12 Georgia
Chapter 13 Guatemala
Chapter 14 Guyana
Chapter 15 Indonesia
Chapter 16 Jordan
Chapter 17 Kazakhstan
Chapter 18 Kenya
Chapter 19 Kyrgyzstan
Chapter 20 Malawi
Chapter 21 Malaysia
Chapter 22 Morocco
Chapter 23 Nepal
Chapter 24 Nicaragua
Chapter 25 Nigeria
Chapter 26 Pakistan
Chapter 27 Sierra Leone
Chapter 28 South Africa
Chapter 29 Sri Lanka
Chapter 30 Tanzania
Chapter 31 Uganda
Chapter 32 Ukraine
Chapter 33 Venezuela
Chapter 34 Vietnam
Chapter 35 Yemen
Chapter 36 Zimbabwe
Chapter 37 Appendix 1: 2004 Recommendations Update
Chapter 38 Appendix 2: Survey Methodology
Chapter 39 Appendix 3: Methodology Questions
Chapter 40 Freedom House Board of Trustees
Chapter 41 About Freedom House

Editorial Reviews

Countries at the Crossroads manages to achieve the best of both worlds. A precise, standardized measurement tool for civil liberties, rule of law, corruption, and accountability allows meaningful comparisons across countries and across time. At the same time, in-depth narratives put flesh on the bones and provide concrete prescriptions for reform.

Jack Snyder

This well-organized, comprehensive reference from Freedom House furnishes in-depth analyses for 30 countries that are at ta crucial point in their political development.. .. This illuminating reference will be useful for both undergradute and graduate collections. Recommended.

Choice Reviews

This well-organized, comprehensive reference from Freedom House furnishes in-depth analyses for 30 countries that are at ta crucial point in their political development.. .. This illuminating reference will be useful for both undergradute and graduate collections. Recommended.

CHOICE

This well-organized, comprehensive reference from Freedom House furnishes in-depth analyses for 30 countries that are at ta crucial point in their political development. . . . This illuminating reference will be useful for both undergradute and graduate collections. Recommended.

Choice

Countries at the Crossroads is an outstanding collection of in-depth, yet concise and accessible assessments of the state of democratic governance in countries that are politically fluid or strategically important. An invaluable supplement to Freedom in the World and an indispensable handbook for scholars and policymakers.

Larry Diamond

Very detailed analysis that complements Freedom House annual reports onFreedom of the World andFreedom of the Press.

July 2007 Future Survey

The Millennium Challenge Corporation uses Freedom House’s quantitative Political Rights and Civil Liberties scores as indicators in our country selection process, and, additionally, MCC staff regularly makes use of Freedom House publications, especially the Countries at the Crossroads series. Few other resources provide comprehensive, comparable analyses of countries’ commitment to good governance, progress reports, and recommendations that countries can use to advance their reform efforts.

Ambassador John Danilovich

Very detailed analysis that complements Freedom House annual reports onFreedom of the World andFreedom of the Press.

Future Survey

Countries at the Crossroads is an outstanding collection of in-depth, yet concise and accessible assessments of the state of democratic governance in countries that are politically fluid or strategically important. An invaluable supplement to Freedom in the World and an indispensable handbook for scholars and policymakers.

Countries at the Crossroads manages to achieve the best of both worlds. A precise, standardized measurement tool for civil liberties, rule of law, corruption, and accountability allows meaningful comparisons across countries and across time. At the same time, in-depth narratives put flesh on the bones and provide concrete prescriptions for reform.

The Millennium Challenge Corporation uses Freedom House's quantitative Political Rights and Civil Liberties scores as indicators in our country selection process, and, additionally, MCC staff regularly makes use of Freedom House publications, especially the Countries at the Crossroads series. Few other resources provide comprehensive, comparable analyses of countries' commitment to good governance, progress reports, and recommendations that countries can use to advance their reform efforts.

This well-organized, comprehensive reference from Freedom House furnishes in-depth analyses for 30 countries that are at ta crucial point in their political development. . . . This illuminating reference will be useful for both undergradute and graduate collections. Recommended.

Very detailed analysis that complements Freedom House annual reports onFreedom of the World andFreedom of the Press.

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