Title:
Testing democracy : which way is South Africa going?
Authors:
Misra-Dexter, Neeta and February, Judith
Place:
Cape Town
Publisher:
Idasa
Year:
2010
PAGE:
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Subject:
Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
Keywords:
local government, human rights, political participation, popular participation, accountability, elections, democracy, governance, south africa
Abstract:
South Africa’s democ¬racy is assessed through Idasa’s Democracy Index, comprising 100 questions that interrogate how closely democracy meets the broadly defined ideal of popular self-government. The main topics are: participation, elections, accountability, political freedom, and human dignity.
URL:
http://www.idasa.org/media/uploads/outputs/files/Idasa%27s%20Democracy%20Index%20-%20State%20of%20Democracy%20in%20SA.pdf
Document type:
Portal