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Rights and freedoms. Understand whether there is a connection between development, human rights and democracy. Some useful websites…. www.worldaudit.org/home.htm www.freedomhouse.org/template . cfm?page =363&year=2010 http ://graphics.eiu.com/PDF/Democracy _Index_2010_web.pdf. Report.
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Rights andfreedoms • Understand whether there is a connection between development, human rights and democracy.
Some useful websites… www.worldaudit.org/home.htm www.freedomhouse.org/template. cfm?page=363&year=2010 http://graphics.eiu.com/PDF/Democracy _Index_2010_web.pdf
Report • Use the data from the Human Development Index) to compare levels of development with degree of democracy and other freedoms.(http://hdr.undp.org) • The other websites (slide 2) allow you to compare countries in order to discover whether there is a relationship between development, human rights an democracy.
Report • Write a report on the link between levels of development and the link between human rights and democracy? • Is the link a compelling one for encouraging more democracy around the world? • Are human rights and democracy spreading around the world? • Could the secret for making the world a fairer place be by spreading democracy rather than trade or aid? • What are the flaws in this argument?