CONTENTS
- About This Issue
The Editors
- Freedom of the Press
Ellen Hume, Director, Center on Media and Society, University of Massachusetts, Boston
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Independent media serve the democratic process by holding government leaders accountable, by calling attention to issues of national concern, by educating citizens, and by connecting people with each other.
- The Central Role of Economic Freedom in Democracy
Ian Vásquez, Director, Project on Global Economic Liberty, The Cato Institute, Washington, D.C.
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Economic freedom-the power of individuals to engage in free enterprise and to secure private property-is proven to sustain economic growth and to encourage political pluralism.
- Sidebar
- Property Rights and Democracy: One View
(Excerpt from an interview with Hernando de Soto, President, Institute for Liberty and Democracy in Lima, Peru)
- Freedom of Conscience
Ted G. Jelen, Political Science Professor, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Religious liberty and religious diversity add value to a healthy democracy, as religious institutions provide an alternative source of ideas and social criticism, and respect for religious minorities enhances the legitimacy of democratic governments.
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- Citizenship and Good Democratic Government
Ralph Ketcham, Professor Emeritus of History, Public Affairs, and Political Science, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
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Democracy requires citizens who look beyond their own self-interest and demonstrate concern for the public good.
- Access to Justice: Judicial Reform in Rwanda
Vicki Miles-LaGrange, U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma
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Post-genocide Rwanda works to establish an independent judiciary, which is necessary to ensure access to justice for all citizens.
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- First International Conference on Rwanda Law Reform and Law Revision, 2002
Bibliography
Internet Resources
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| Editor | Anita N. Green |
| Managing Editor | Lee James Irwin |
| Associate Editors | Rosalie Targonski |
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| | Alexandra Abboud |
| Reference Specialist | Anita N. Green |
| Graphic Designer | Sylvia Scott |
| Cover Designer | Thaddeus A. Miksinski, Jr. |
| Photo Editor | Maggie J. Sliker |
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| Publisher | Judith S. Siegel |
| Senior Editor | George Clack |
| Executive Editor | Richard W. Huckaby |
| Production Manager | Christian Larson |
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| Chloe D. Ellis |
| Editorial Board | Alexander C. Feldman |
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| Kathleen R. Davis |
| Kara Galles |
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