Unfinished Business : Democracy in Namibia.
Idasaís Democracy Index ñ initially developed for South Africa ñ is being expanded into Southern Africa in an effort to broaden the capacity of individuals and organisations monitoring and supporting democratic governance efforts in the region. This inaugural Democracy Index for Namibia is intended...
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Institute for Democracy in South Africa,
2012
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; Acronyms and Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; WHY MEASURE DEMOCRACY IN NAMIBIA?; BACKGROUND TO NAMIBIA; PARTICIPATION; ELECTIONS; ACCOUNTABILITY; POLITICAL FREEDOM; HUMAN DIGNITY; THE STATE OF NAMIBIAN DEMOCRACY. IDASA'S DEMOCRACY INDEX; SECTION 1
- PARTICIPATION AND DEMOCRACY; NATIONHOOD; PARTICIPATION AND INVOLVEMENT; GOVERNMENT LEGITIMACY; CITIZENSHIP OBLIGATIONS AND DUTIES; TOLERANCE; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; ENDNOTES; SECTION 2
- ELECTIONS AND DEMOCRACY; ELECTIONS; EQUAL VOTES; OPEN COMPETITION; ELECTION RULES; VOTER INFORMATION.
- Electoral participationprogress and democracy; electoral outcomes; funding elections; conclusion; references; endnotes; section 3
- accountability and democracy; executive accountability, legislative oversight and judicial independence; public participation and accountability; law-making and the budget process; access to information; accessibility and independence; conclusion; references; endnotes; section 4
- political freedom and democracy; civil and political rights; arbitrary deprivation of personal liberty; torture; freedom of association and participation; political parties.
- MEDIA RIGHTSCONCLUSION; REFERENCES; ENDNOTES; SECTION 5
- HUMAN DIGNITY AND DEMOCRACY; SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CIVIL RIGHTS' PROTECTION; ACCESS TO WATER; ACCESS TO FOOD; ACCESS TO HOUSING; ADEQUATE AND UNIMPEDED ACCESS TO LAND; HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION; POVERTY; JOBS, AND RIGHTS IN THE WORKPLACE; DELIVERY OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS; CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; ACTS; WEBSITES; ENDNOTES; BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION; FOR FURTHER READING; USEFUL NAMIBIA-RELATED WEBSITES; Back cover.
