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Author : Gary Gauger
Release : 2008-01-01
Genre : Judicial error
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Book Synopsis In Spite of the System by : Gary Gauger
Download or read book In Spite of the System written by Gary Gauger. This book was released on 2008-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Conor Foley
Release : 2019-06-20
Genre : Social Science
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Book Synopsis In Spite of You by : Conor Foley
Download or read book In Spite of You written by Conor Foley. This book was released on 2019-06-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In October 2018 Brazilians elected Jair Bolsonaro as their new president. A former army officer who served under the military dictatorship, Bolsonaro has spent his political career campaigning against democracy and human rights. His notoriety comes from his repeated racist, sexist and homophobic statements and his defense of torture, extra-judicial executions and impunity for Brazil´s security forces. Bolsonaro is sometimes described as a “Tropical Trump.” But this wording greatly underestimates the threat that he poses to Brazil´s still young and fragile democratic institutions. In Spite of You brings together voices of the new Brazilian resistance. It includes chapters by Dilma Rousseff, former president of Brazil, political prisoner and torture survivor; Fernando Haddad, former minister for education and mayor of São Paulo, who was defeated by Bolsonaro in the 2018 election; and Eugenio Aragão, former minister for justice in President Dilma´s last government. It also gives a voice to feminists, environmentalists, land rights activists and human rights defenders, explaining the background to Bolsonaro´s election and setting out a manifesto for reviving democracy in Brazil. Contributors: Eugenio Aragão, Rubens Casara, Sérgio Costa, Vanessa Maria de Castro, Fabio de Sá e Silva, Michelle Morais de Sá e Silva, Paulo Esteves, Conor Foley, Gláucia Foley, Fernando Haddad, Monica Herz, Fiona Macaulay, Renata Motta, Dilma Rousseff and Márcia Tiburi. Conor Foley is a Visiting Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and has worked on legal reform, human rights and protection issues in over thirty conflict zones. His previous books include, Protecting Brazilians Against Torture, Another System Is Possible and The Thin Blue Line.
Author : Danny Oppenheimer
Release : 2012-01-27
Genre : Political Science
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Book Synopsis Democracy Despite Itself by : Danny Oppenheimer
Download or read book Democracy Despite Itself written by Danny Oppenheimer. This book was released on 2012-01-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why democracy is the most effective form of government despite irrational (and sometime oblivious) voters and flawed (and sometimes inept) politicians. Voters often make irrational decisions based on inaccurate and irrelevant information. Politicians are often inept, corrupt, or out of touch with the will of the people. Elections can be determined by the design of the ballot and the gerrymandered borders of a district. And yet, despite voters who choose candidates according to the boxer–brief dichotomy and politicians who struggle to put together a coherent sentence, democracy works exceptionally well: citizens of democracies are healthier, happier, and freer than citizens of other countries. In Democracy Despite Itself, Danny Oppenheimer, a psychologist, and Mike Edwards, a political scientist, explore this paradox: How can democracy lead to such successful outcomes when the defining characteristic of democracy—elections—is so flawed? Oppenheimer and Edwards argue that democracy works because regular elections, no matter how flawed, produce a variety of unintuitive, positive consequences. The brilliance of democracy, write Oppenheimer and Edwards, does not lie in the people's ability to pick superior leaders. It lies in the many ways that it subtly encourages the flawed people and their flawed leaders to work toward building a better society.
Author : Edwin C. Sims
Release : 1989
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Synopsis Capitalism, in Spite of it All by : Edwin C. Sims
Download or read book Capitalism, in Spite of it All written by Edwin C. Sims. This book was released on 1989. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Andrew Stewart
Release : 1872
Genre : Public works
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Book Synopsis American System by : Andrew Stewart
Download or read book American System written by Andrew Stewart. This book was released on 1872. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
