In short, the financial revolution of the modern world was built on a political order which anteceded a full transition to universal democracy in which the creditors formed the political class. That model was transferred to many other countries, and became the bedrock on which modern financial stability was built.

This Hall has many political statesmen but in my encounters with corporate clients around the world, I see more and more businessmen becoming statesmen too.

I never think you should judge any country by its politics.

To finalize this Report, a Drafting Committee was established with 22 representatives from related Ministries, Government agencies and socio political organizations.

Politics and politicians will only succeed if they actually try and treat with people as they are, rather than as they would like them to be.

I'm going to use these two countries to make an economic argument for democracy, rather than against democracy.

It is unresolved because the scientific question has always been entangled with politics. Broadly speaking, those stressing inborn capacity have been political conservatives those emphasizing nurture have been political radicals.

And finally, we need to really reward politicians.

And what happens as a result of this is, when those parties are elected, and inevitably they fail, or inevitably they make political mistakes, democracy takes the blame for their political mistakes.

What I think this really represents is lack of an A to Z rule set for the world as a whole for processing politically bankrupt states.

International migration affected the lives of many peoples and countries, directly and indirectly. It was now considered a worldwide phenomenon, involving a growing number of States and, as a result, had increasingly significant demographic, economic, social and political consequences.

In addition to the traditional leadership, each of the new settlements have their own political leadership in the form of Village Development Committees, Councillors and Members of Parliament who are part of the political leadership of the country elected freely to articulate community and national interests.

The Government was finalizing the formulation of a National Housing Development Programme and developing a national land and land use policy.

The NCC was a transitional government which was set up to govern Malawi before the elections, consisting of members from all political parties in Malawi.

Since the Charter was adopted 60 years ago, a number of countries, including in Africa, Asia and Latin America, have emerged as key political and economic Powers.

Otherwise, if justice was to be the primary concern, the entire political leadership would be in jail, with dire consequences to political stability.

We find women participating in political affairs within political parties, as members or leaders, and in the highest spheres of government as Ministers of State, members of Congress, etc.

JB It'll be a better country in 20 years, 'cause we were there.

Following a series of political reforms that have made it a true democracy, the Republic of China today embraces a political philosophy that is totally different from that which it espoused in the years immediately preceding and following its exclusion from the United Nations.

That in turn aggravates the consequences of the lack of observance of their basic civil and political rights.

The politician pushed for reform by denouncing the corruption of the government officials.

Members of the coalition governments have treated the ministries allocated to them as fiefdoms, to be milked for their benefit. Over time, India s government has become primarily a tool for advancing the personal interests of politicians rather than the entity responsible for running the country.

Besides lack of financial resources, coordination of national conference follow up remains a problem in many countries.

And, if action prevents the problem, the public never experiences the averted calamity, and voters therefore penalize political leaders for the immediate costs that the action entails. Even if politicians have perfect foresight of the disaster that awaits if nothing is done, they may have little ability to persuade voters, or less insightful party members, that the short term costs must be paid.

He promised to bring new industries to the region, but politicians rarely keep their word.

Doctor Healy then subsequently became the first female director of our National Institutes of Health.

33. The difficult financial situation of the Agency had grave implications in terms not only of the consequences for the refugee population but also of its political consequences for the Middle East peace process.

A slip of the tongue is sometimes fatal to a politician.

Seven hours later, still without a heartbeat, they brought her back to life, and she went on to be the head radiologist in the hospital that treated her.

Large numbers of people have come to realize the real extent of its negative consequences. All the more so in developing countries, where it has hampered national, social, economic and political progress.

But if you want to reach the very top, you should delay gratification and, of course, become a politician.

The LDP, formed in 1955, had not done much actual ruling after helping to coordinate postwar reconstruction, which extended without debate into an unofficial but very real national policy of, in principle, unlimited expansion of industrial capacity. Other possible priorities hardly ever entered political discussions.

You may say this is not fair, because I'm selecting two countries to make a case against democracy.

The culture of peace is no longer a political luxury it has become a political necessity.

Article 89 of Satversme prescribes that the State shall recognise and protect fundamental human freedoms under the present Satversme, laws and international treaties binding upon Latvia .

A further 20 political associations have expressed their intention to register as parties.

But, while America thinks in terms of networks, the rest of the world is busy connecting circuits. Will the twain ever meet?

In the security area, the Afghan National Army and police forces are smoothly being established. They have started to assume local security responsibilities independently and have also made important efforts to fight terrorism and narcotics.

Its members were elected as independent technical experts and its decisions were not influenced by political considerations.

Why should the West insist on elections in a country that since 1984 was ruled by a Western backed dictator, Lansana Conté, who himself came to power in a military coup? He maintained a constitution, and held elections, but this did not make him a democratic ruler, nor was he able to extricate his country from appalling backwardness despite its tremendous potential for economic development.

A Commission on Home Rule in Greenland composed of Greenland and Danish politicians was established by the Danish Government.

Lack of political education and political maturity proved to be a major challenge for the reform process towards a full fledged democracy.

States are certainly political actors, but they also have non political aims and roles.

The transition from the successful elections held in October 2004 to the installation of the new coalition Government, headed by the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, after only one month of negotiation among Kosovo's political forces, evidenced growing political maturity.

We need to talk to teachers and parents and school board members and politicians.