Le général José Maria Mendes Norton de Mattos (1867-1955), militant républicain et responsable militaire pendant la Première Guerre mondiale, a été l'organisateur du Corps expéditionnaire portugais allié à la France. Opposant au gouvernement de Sidonio Pais (1917), il a été exilé à Londres. De retour au Portugal, il devint ambassadeur du Portugal à Londres. Candidat aux élections présidentielles de 1948, alors que le pays comptait déjà vingt-deux ans de dictature salazariste, Norton de Mattos a été le plus grand combattant électoral et le plus ferme contre Salazar et l'Etat Nouveau.
En Afrique s'est installée la culture du pouvoir personnel et égoïste. Ainsi des groupes d'intérêt s'imposent, fondant l'autorité de l'Etat sur la force, abandonnant les nobles objectifs républicains, cultivant la corruption. Avec le Contrat républicain on va vivre et revivre les comportements républicains et démocratiques ; mettre en avant, par les institutions et les individus, les objectifs communs, d'intérêt général, en vue du bonheur de chaque personne et de tout le monde.
Before it's too late, a citizen's initiative supported by the Civil Society may lead to the SYMBOLIC constitution of an embryo of African federal state : United States Of West Africa - USOWA / Les États-Unis d'Afrique de l'Ouest - EUAO
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Emmanuel NGOMBET `DITUNGA OTSARO' is an engineer and a civil aviation inspector. He shares his living between Brazzaville, Dakar and France from seasons to circumstances.
This book introduces a Theory of Global Democracy as a tool to implement the capacity to study today's International Relations through new lenses, different from those of the main theories of this field, that are Neo-realism, Liberalism, "English School", and Centre/Periphery. The principal concern of this new Theory is the difference albeit the opposition between the national dimension and the international dimension of democracy. Based on a philosophical research about the theories of democracy, the book investigates, through an analysis of historical and current events, what is wrong, but implicit, in the national theories of democracy.
"It is a mistake to assume that government must necessarily last forever." The Right to Ignore the State is one of the most spirited attacks on statism ever written.
The actions and policies of government touch our daily lives in countless ways. Quantifying and measuring government actions can help leaders make better decisions, and can help to hold government accountable to its citizens.
Government at a Glance is a new, biennial publication of the OECD providing over 30 indicators describing government performance. It compares the political and institutional frameworks of government across OECD countries, as well as government revenues, expenditures and employment. It also includes indicators describing government policies and practices in integrity, e-government and open government, and introduces several composite indexes summarising key aspects of public management practices in human resource management, budgeting and regulatory management. For each figure, the book provides a dynamic link (StatLink) which directs the user to a web page where the corresponding data are available in Excel® format.
The Western Balkan region benefits from a cost-competitive labour force and geographic and cultural proximity to EU markets. However, cost competitiveness as a source of differentiation is not sustainable. Cost levels are increasing gradually in some sectors, reducing firms' profitability. In order to sustain competitiveness, the Western Balkans needs to move up the value chain, from investing in automated technology to producing higher-quality goods and enhancing its human capital. This report examines the apparel manufacturing, automotive components and business process and technology outsourcing sectors, focusing on market competitiveness factors, industry key success factors and policy recommendations.
Cette édition 2009 des Comptes nationaux des pays de l'OCDE volume I - principaux agrégats couvre le PIB suivant les trois optiques (dépenses, production et revenus), le revenu disponible, l'épargne et la capacité/besoin de financement, la population et l'emploi. Il comprend aussi des tableaux comparatifs basés sur les taux de change et des tableaux comparatifs basés sur les parités de pouvoir d'achat. Les données sont montrées pour 30 pays de l'OCDE et la Zone euro depuis 1996 dans la plupart des cas, exprimées en monnaie nationale (en euros pour les pays de la zone euro), mais aussi en dollars des États-Unis pour le produit intérieur brut et la consommation individuelle effective depuis 1985. Ces statistiques sont basées sur le Système de Comptabilité Nationale 1993 (SCN 1993) pour tous les pays.
States often lease territory from each other for economic or military reasons, but on rare occasions leases have been made with the objective of settling disputes about sovereignty. This book offers the first collective examination of cases in which states have attempted to resolve territorial conflicts this way. It assesses their success and examines the broader potential for leases where sovereignty is contested, particularly in the frontier zones of adjacent states. (livre en anglais uniquement)
This publication reviews measures taken to support investment policy and governance reforms in Iraq. It finds that Iraqi parliamentary elections, held without major security incidents in March 2010, are the latest in a series of indicators suggesting that the country may be achieving greater stability in governance and security - a key prerequisite for foreign and domestic investment, growth and job creation. Furthermore, the business environment is gradually improving as a result of an ongoing institutional capacity building process supported by the international community.
The MENA-OECD Initiative on Governance and Investment for Development is part of this effort, playing a key role in building the capacity of the National Investment Commission and its one-stop shop for investment licensing. The Initiative has helped raise awareness on corruption and bribery issues, provided training for the negotiators of international agreements, and advised on implementing regulations for the landmark Investment Law of 2006. This publication examines these issues, and MENA-OECD involvement in advancing them, for the period 2007-2008.
Les changements de régime politique sont souvent pensés dans le balancement entre une version pacifiée, juridicisée, qui se lit dans la succession des constitutions et une version conflictuelle, brutale qui se cristallise dans un événement dramatique censé dire la fin d'un monde et prédire les temps nouveaux.
Using widely available Internet tools, internet thieves trick unsuspecting computer users into providing personal data, which they then use for illicit purposes, causing mistrust of online payment and banking services. This book defines identity theft and studies how it is perpetrated, outlines what is being done to combat the major types of ID theft, and recommends specific ways that ID theft can be addressed in an effective, global manner.
D'èsser francés, d'uèi, qué significa ? Quinas son la plaça, la vocacion e l'ambicion de França dins lo Mond d'uèi ? Quinas son las valors nòstras ? Quin es lo sistèma politic e institucional mai eficaç ? Quin Estat volèm per deman ? A cada question d'aquí, Ives Censi, pòrta de responsas e la sieuna part de vertat.
Que signifie aujourd'hui être français ? Quelles sont aujourd'hui la place, la vocation et l'ambition de la France dans le monde ? Quelles sont nos valeurs ? Quel système politique et institutionnel est le plus efficace ? Quel Etat voulons-nous pour demain ? A toutes ces questions, Yves Censi apporte ici ses réponses et sa part de vérité.
What are the main trends in contemporary political science research?
This book examines recent developments in political science research. What are the new influences to which the discipline opens itself up? Is political science research converging towards a single model or splitting into different streams? What are the new challenges at the beginning of the 21st century?
This collection of essays discusses three interrelated topics: the relationship between political science and the problems of politics, the relationship between political science and other fields of research, and the transformation of the profession.
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The past, the present and the future of political science have always been a topic of inquiry for political scientists. This collection of essays is not the first to explore the evolution of the discipline. Since its inception, scholars of politics of all persuasions have (re)produced the story of the field as a discipline and as a profession (Farr et al. 1990: 598; Blondiaux 1997: 10; Gunnell 2002: 339; Dryzek 2002; 2006). They have explored the discipline's relation with its social and political environment, they have questioned its epistemological and ontological specificities, and more recently they have documented its professional standards, codes, and practices. As the discipline expands in different parts of the world, the attention devoted to its evolution and development has increased. Political science is a recognized object of study and "state of the discipline" studies are flourishing.
This book seeks to contribute to these recent debates about the evolution of the discipline by exploring three interrelated themes, namely (1) the discipline's co-evolution with politics, (2) its changing relations with sister disciplines, (3) and the transformation of its practices for knowledge production and dissemination. We argue in this volume that these topics are fundamental, as they directly address the core identity of political science.
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There is very little literature on academic journals and how they function or what they achieve and Political Science in Motion is to be welcomed as a step towards filling that gap. It is well-edited, as is evident from the cross-references between chapters. It answers some of the questions that one might want to ask, while others remain unanswered" - Wyn Grant, The London School of Economics and Political Science, Review of books
