The Democracy Perspective in the Americas

Odeen Ishmael

doi:10.5771/9780761846222

Summary

The Democracy Perspective in the Americas 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 on the perspective of democracy from 1993 to 2008, while serving as Guyana's Ambassador to the United States at the Organization of American States (OAS) and in Venezuela. At the OAS, in particular, Ishmael was deeply involved in diplomatic discussions, in which he presented his perspective of the promotion and development of the democratic process at forums dealing with the organization's agenda. Since 2004, Ishmael has participated in numerous high-level meetings of the newly-established Union of South American Nations, enabling him to present a front-row view of the political, economic, social, and ideological challenges facing the advance of democracy and the integration of the South American nations.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2009
ISBN-Print: 978-0-7618-4621-5
ISBN-Online: 978-0-7618-4622-2
Publisher: Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 284
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Introduction No access
Chapter 01. Democracy and Poverty No access Pages 1 - 2
Chapter 02. The Situation in Haiti No access Pages 3 - 6
Chapter 03. Poverty: A Destabilizing Factor to Democracy No access Pages 7 - 9
Chapter 04. A Time for Healing in Haiti No access Pages 10 - 11
Chapter 05. Colonialism Left a Legacy of Underdevelopment No access Pages 12 - 14
Chapter 06. The Return of President Aristide to Haiti No access Pages 15 - 15
Chapter 07. The OAS Must Identify Proactive Methods to Build Democracy No access Pages 16 - 18
Chapter 08. Women’s Participation in Governance Is Indispensable No access Pages 19 - 21
Chapter 09. Caribbean Countries Must Pool Ideas to Develop Their Resources No access Pages 22 - 25
Chapter 10. The OAS Must Champion Debt Relief No access Pages 26 - 28
Chapter 11. Violence against Women Violates Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms No access Pages 29 - 30
Chapter 12. Economic Insecurity Can Lead to Socio-Economic and Political Instability No access Pages 31 - 34
Chapter 13. White Helmets Vital in New Global Human Order No access Pages 35 - 36
Chapter 14. Haiti Facing Economic Challenges No access Pages 37 - 38
Chapter 15. The Developmental Role of the OAS No access Pages 39 - 40
Chapter 16. Eliminate Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities No access Pages 41 - 42
Chapter 17. The Need for a New Global Human Order No access Pages 43 - 46
Chapter 18. Sustainable Development Imperative for Small Countries No access Pages 47 - 49
Chapter 19. Crime Undermines Democracy No access Pages 50 - 51
Chapter 20. Economic Challenges to Smaller Economies No access Pages 52 - 58
Chapter 21. OAS Should Set Up a Permanent Disaster Assistance Unit No access Pages 59 - 61
Chapter 22. Effects of Global Economic Crisis on Smaller Economies No access Pages 62 - 65
Chapter 23. All Nations Must Adhere to Democratic Principles No access Pages 66 - 68
Chapter 24. Security Concerns of Small Developing States No access Pages 69 - 71
Chapter 25. Democracy Must Be Consultative and Participatory No access Pages 72 - 76
Chapter 26. Hemispheric Unity Comes About with Expanding Democracy No access Pages 77 - 79
Chapter 27. There is No Perfect Democracy No access Pages 80 - 81
Chapter 28. Terrorism—A Threat to International Peace and Security No access Pages 82 - 84
Chapter 29. The Situation in Venezuela No access Pages 85 - 86
Chapter 30. Influencing the Democratic Process in the Americas—A Tribute to Simon Bolivar No access Pages 87 - 92
Chapter 31. The Importance of Political Dialogue No access Pages 93 - 95
Chapter 32. Political Dialogue Imperative for a Democratic Haiti No access Pages 96 - 98
Chapter 33. The Inter-American Democratic Charter—Its Significance, Applicability and Potential No access Pages 99 - 103
Chapter 34. Approaches on Security in the Caribbean No access Pages 104 - 108
Chapter 35. All Political Forces Must Maintain Dialogue No access Pages 109 - 110
Chapter 36. Caricom’s Support for the Democratically Elected President of Venezuela No access Pages 111 - 112
Chaper 37. Refusing to Have Political Dialogue Breeds Conflict Situations No access Pages 113 - 117
Chapter 38. Appeal to the Multilateral Financial Institutions to Assist Haiti No access Pages 118 - 120
Chapter 39. Economic and Security Pressures on the Caribbean No access Pages 121 - 130
Chaper 40. Opposition to Terrorism Is Absolute No access Pages 131 - 132
Chapter 41. Working Together to Deepen Democracy No access Pages 133 - 135
Chapter 42. Working Together to Solve Hemispheric Problems No access Pages 136 - 138
Chapter 43. Developing a Culture of Democracy No access Pages 139 - 143
Chapter 44. Political Democracy Must Ensure Economic and Social Democracy No access Pages 144 - 147
Chapter 45. The Right to Govern Must Be Won through Democratic Elections No access Pages 148 - 151
Chapter 46. Place Emphasis on the Social Agenda No access Pages 152 - 153
Chapter 47. Alleviating Poverty Is Promoting Democracy No access Pages 154 - 158
Chapter 48. Re-Assessing Democracy in the Americas No access Pages 159 - 161
Chapter 49. Governments Must Tackle the Problem of Poverty No access Pages 162 - 164
Chapter 50. Democracy Faces New Challenges No access Pages 165 - 167
Chapter 51. Caricom’s Concerns over the FTAA No access Pages 168 - 170
Chapter 52. Caricom Can Help FTAA Process No access Pages 171 - 173
Chapter 53. Cheddi Jagan’s Vision for Hemispheric Integration No access Pages 174 - 185
Chapter 54. Advancing Democracy with a Social Charter No access Pages 186 - 189
Chapter 55. Establishing the South American Community of Nations No access Pages 190 - 192
Chapter 56. What’s Happening with the FTAA Negotiations? No access Pages 193 - 195
Chapter 57. The South American Community Grows as OAS Weakens No access Pages 196 - 198
Chapter 58. Democracy Threatened by Crime and Violence No access Pages 199 - 201
Chapter 59. South American Nations to Map Out Economic Strategies No access Pages 202 - 204
Chapter 60. Hemispheric Leaders Commit to Fight Poverty No access Pages 205 - 207
Chapter 61. Is The Summit of the Americas Process Facing a Crisis? No access Pages 208 - 210
Chapter 62. Extreme Poverty Remains High in Latin America and the Caribbean No access Pages 211 - 213
Chapter 63. Guyana Takes Leadership of Rio Group No access Pages 214 - 216
Chapter 64. Advancing the Social Agenda in South American Countries No access Pages 217 - 219
Chapter 65. Is Democracy Losing Its Vitality in the Hemisphere? No access Pages 220 - 222
Chapter 66. The Leftward Trend in South America No access Pages 223 - 229
Chapter 67. Is the Failure of WTO Talks Destroying theWashington Consensus? No access Pages 230 - 232
Chapter 68. Socialist Ideology Takes New Roots in South America No access Pages 233 - 236
Chapter 69. Rio Group Strengthens Itself No access Pages 237 - 239
Chapter 70. Cooperation for Social and Economic Development No access Pages 240 - 242
Chapter 71. Developing a Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination No access Pages 243 - 246
Chapter 72. Latin American Countries Promote Social Cohesion No access Pages 247 - 249
Chapter 73. More Social Investment Can Further Reduce Regional Poverty No access Pages 250 - 252
Chapter 74. Wider International Support for the New Global Human Order No access Pages 253 - 255
Chapter 75. UNASUR Focuses on Its Constituent Treaty No access Pages 256 - 258
Chapter 76. Advancing Democracy to Further Levels No access Pages 259 - 261
Chapter 77. UNASUR Constituent Treaty Propels South American Integration No access Pages 262 - 265
Chapter 78. UNASUR Facilitates Dialogue in Bolivian Crisis No access Pages 266 - 270
Index No access Pages 271 - 282
About the Author No access Pages 283 - 284