Quality of Democracy in Quadruple Helix Structures: OECD Countries in Global Comparison

The central research question for this article is: How can democracy and the quality of democracy be measured globally and empirically? Certainly, democracy measurement represents a wider research field; however, this article wants to contribute to it by offering to the reader an introduction and by giving first views about the ideas of democracy measurement in a global comparison and world-wide approach. The article contrasts different approaches to the measurement of democracy, with a focus on three macro-models of democracy measurement as well as the democratic indices (indicators) that they apply specifically: Freedom House, Democracy Index and Democracy Ranking. All three initiatives want to measure a large number of democracies over a longer period of time. In conclusion, it could, at least implicitly, be argued for Freedom House: the higher the freedom evaluation of a country, the greater the chances are or the more there is an expectation of a tendency for an advanced quality of democracy.

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The Quality of Democracy in Eastern Europe

10.1017/cbo9780511757365 ◽

2009 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Andrew Roberts

Keyword(s):

Eastern Europe ◽

Quality Of Democracy

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Manajemen Ekonomi Outopilot: Kegagalan Negara Mencari Identitas?

Liquidity ◽

10.32546/lq.v1i2.144 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 142-152

Author(s):

Mukhaer Pakkanna

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

National Economy ◽

The State ◽

Political Democracy ◽

Economic Democracy ◽

Quality Of Democracy ◽

Economic Disparities ◽

National Economic ◽

Production And Distribution

Political democracy should be equivalent to the economic development of the quality of democracy, economic democracy if not upright, even the owner of the ruling power and money, which is parallel to force global corporatocracy. Consequently, the economic oligarchy preservation reinforces control of production and distribution from upstream to downstream and power monopoly of the market. The implication, increasingly sharp economic disparities, exclusive owner of the money and power become fertile, and the end could jeopardize the harmony of the national economy. The loss of national economic identity that makes people feel lost the “pilot of the state”. What happens then is the autopilot state. Viewing unclear direction of the economy, the national economy should clarify the true figure.

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Political Finance Reforms: How to respond to today’s policy challenges?

10.31752/idea.2020.68 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Yukihiko Hamada ◽

Khushbu Agrawal

Keyword(s):

Political Parties ◽

Digital Technologies ◽

Election Campaigns ◽

Quality Of Democracy ◽

Political Processes ◽

Political Finance ◽

Societal Changes ◽

Political Economic ◽

Transparency And Accountability

Money is a necessary component of any democracy: it enables political participation, campaigning and representation. However, if it is not effectively regulated, it can undermine the integrity of political processes and institutions, and jeopardize the quality of democracy. Therefore, regulations related to the funding of political parties and election campaigns, commonly known as political finance, are a critical way to promote integrity, transparency and accountability in any democracy. Political finance regulations must adapt and adjust to political, economic and societal changes. This report contributes to the discussion of the future of political finance by exploring the following trends, opportunities and challenges related to money in politics that need to be taken into consideration when improving political finance systems: • mainstreaming political finance regulations into an overall anti-corruption framework; • supporting the implementation of existing political finance regulations and monitoring their performance; • harnessing digital technologies to ensure transparency and accountability in political finance; and • designing targeted political finance measures to encourage the inclusion of underrepresented groups in politics.

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