Odeen Ishmael

The Democracy Perspective in the Americas

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Produktbeschreibung

This book presents the author's views on the evolution of democracy in the American hemisphere and the challenges confronting this form of governance. It comprises a collection of his statements and published commentaries made while serving as an ambassador from Guyana.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: RLPG/Galleys
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. November 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 490g
• ISBN-13: 9780761846215
• ISBN-10: 0761846212
• Artikelnr.: 26551988

Autorenporträt

Odeen Ishmael is currently the ambassador of Guyana to Venezuela. He previously served as his country's ambassador to the United States and, simultaneously, as permanent representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) from 1993 to 2003. Since the 1970s, he has been a premier writer on the problems and perspectives of education in Guyana and the wider Caribbean region. He has written extensively on Guyanese history and culture as well as political developments in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 1. Democracy and poverty Chapter 3 2. The
situation in Haiti Chapter 4 3. Poverty: A destabilizing factor to
democracy Chapter 5 4. A time for healing in Haiti Chapter 6 5. Colonialsim
left a legacy of underdevelopment Chapter 7 6. The return of President
Aristide to Haiti Chapter 8 7. The OAS must identify proactive methods to
build democracy Chapter 9 8. Women's participation in governance is
indispensible Chapter 10 9. Caribbean countries must pool ideas to develop
their resources Chapter 11 10. The OAS must champion debt relief Chapter 12
11. Violence against women violates human rights and fundamental freedoms
Chapter 13 12. Economic insecurity can lead to socio-economic and political
instability Chapter 14 13. White Helmets vital in New Global Human Order
Chapter 15 14. Haiti facing economic challenges Chapter 16 15. The
developmental role of the OAS Chapter 17 16. Eliminate discrimination
against persons with disabilities Chapter 18 17. The need for a New Global
Human Order Chapter 19 18. Sustainable development imperative for small
countries Chapter 20 19. Crime undermines democracy Chapter 21 20. Economic
challenges to smaller economies Chapter 22 21. OAS should set up a
permanent disaster assistance unit Chapter 23 22. Effects of global
economic crisis on smaller economies Chapter 24 23. All nations must adhere
to democratic principles Chapter 25 24. Security concerns of small
developing states Chapter 26 25. Democracy must be consultative and
participatory Chapter 27 26. Hemispheric unity comes about with expanding
democracy Chapter 28 27. There is no perfect democracy Chapter 29 28.
Terrorism - a threat to international peace and security Chapter 30 29. The
situation in Venezuela Chapter 31 30. Influencing the democratic process in
the Americas - A tribute to Simon Bolivar Chapter 32 31. The importance of
political dialogue Chapter 33 32. Political dialogue imperative for a
democratic Haiti Chapter 34 33. The Inter-American Democratic Charter - its
significance, applicability, and potential Chapter 35 34. Approaches on
security in the Caribbean region Chapter 36 35. All political forces must
maintain dialogue Chapter 37 36. Caricom's support for the democratically
elected President of Venezuela Chapter 38 37. Refusing to have political
dialogue breeds conflict situations Chapter 39 38. Appeal to the
international financial institutions to assist Haiti Chapter 40 39.
Economic and security pressures on the Caribbean Chapter 41 40. Opposition
to terrorism is complete and absolute Chapter 42 41. Working together to
deepen democracy Chapter 43 42. Working together to solve hemispheric
problems Chapter 44 43. Developing a culture of democracy Chapter 45 44.
Political democracy must ensure economic and social democracy Chapter 46
45. The right to govern must be won through democratic elections Chapter 47
46. Place emphasis on the social agenda Chapter 48 47. Alleviating poverty
is to promote democracy Chapter 49 48. Re-assessing democracy in the
Americas Chapter 50 49. Governments must tackle the problem of poverty
Chapter 51 50. Democracy faces new challenges Chapter 52 51. Caricom's
concerns over the FTAA Chapter 53 52. Caricom can help FTAA process Chapter
54 53. Cheddi Jagan's vision for hemispheric integration Chapter 55 54.
Advancing democracy with a Social Charter Chapter 56 55. Establishing the
Community of South American Nations Chapter 57 56. What's happening with
the FTAA negotiations? Chapter 58 57. The South American Community grows as
OAS weakens Chapter 59 58. Democracy threatened by crime and violence
Chapter 60 59. South American Community of Nations to map out economic
strategies Chapter 61 60. Hemispheric leaders commit to fight poverty
Chapter 62 61. Is the Summit of the Americas process facing a crisis?
Chapter 63 62. Extreme poverty remains high in Latin America and the
Caribbean Chapter 64 63. Guyana takes leadership of Rio Group Chapter 65
64. Advancing the social agenda in South American countries Chapter 66 65.
Is democracy losing its vitality in the hemisphere? Chapter 67 66. The
leftward trend in South America Chapter 68 67. Is the failure of WTO talks
destroying the Washington consensus? Chapter 69 68. Socialist ideology
takes new roots in South America Chapter 70 69. Rio Group strengthens
itself Chapter 71 70. Cooperation for social and economic development
Chapter 72 71. Developing a mechanism for consultation and coordination
Chapter 73 72. Latin American countries promote social cohesion Chapter 74
73. More social investment can further reduce regional poverty Chapter 75
74. Wider international support for the New Global Human Order Chapter 76
75. UNASUR focuses on its constituent treaty Chapter 77 76. Advancing
democracy to higher levels Chapter 78 77. UNASUR constituent treaty propels
South American integration Chapter 79 78. UNASUR facilitates dialogue in
Bolivian crisis Chapter 80 The Author