I’ve been doing some research for a term paper on comparing democracies. Using Coppedge and Reinicke’s Polyarchy and Contestation data-set, I’ve identified those countries which would be perfect polyarchies were it not for their media systems, where government information is privileged. They are:
Albania
Botswana
Cape Verde
Croatia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Guyana
Honduras
Israel and the occupied territories
Kiribati
Mauritius
Mexico
Namibia
Panama
Ukraine
These countries are doing something right. That’s […]
