Pare che la sinistra non migliori la nostra condizione democratica
Almeno stando a questo nuovo studio sulla condizione delle democrazie mondiali:
Sweden Is Top Democracy; Italy `Flawed,' Study Shows (Update1)
2006-11-21 07:42 (New York)
(Adds analyst comment on Italy in eighth paragraph.)
By Alex Morales
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Sweden is the world's most democratic
state while Italy, a member of the Group of Seven industrialized
nations, ranks as a ``flawed'' democracy and fails to make the
top category of countries, the Economist said.
Countries are split into four regime types determined by
their democratic credentials, according to a list published in
the Economist's ``The World In 2007'' report. The classifications
are: full democracies, flawed democracies, hybrid regimes and
authoritarian regimes. The U.S., at 17th, and the U.K., at 23rd,
ranked in the bottom half of the full democracies.
``A decline in civil liberties and malfunctioning of
government accounts for the U.S. position,'' the Economist said
in an e-mail late yesterday, citing an erosion of freedom
associated with the campaign against terrorism. ``In the U.K., a
shocking decline in political participation, alongside some
erosion of civil liberties, is the main reason for the
comparatively modest ranking.''
The Economist Intelligence Unit awarded 167 countries and
territories marks from 1 to 10 for 60 indicators across five
broad categories: electoral process, functioning of government,
political participation, political culture and civil liberties.
The top level, full democracies, comprises 28 countries and
is dominated by members of the Paris-based Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development. Sweden beats Iceland and
the Netherlands for first place, while France is ranked lower
than the U.K., at 24th. Italy, at 34th, doesn't make the top
level, falling among the ``flawed democracies.''
France, Italy
``The rating for France is also comparatively low as a
result of modest scores for the functioning of government,
political participation and political culture,'' the Economist
said. ``Italy performs even worse, and falls in the flawed
democracies category -- as a result of problems in functioning of
government and the electoral process, as well as weaknesses in
the political culture.''
Italy fell down in the ``functioning of government'' and
``political participation'' categories, scoring 6.43 and 6.11.
``Politics in Italy, especially at the regional and local
level, is conducted by corrupted practices and dodgy dealings,''
Jose Garcia-Zarate, a London-based fixed-income strategist at
4Cast Ltd., who used to live in Italy, said in a telephone
interview. ``In Italy, there's not a direct connection between
what citizens want and what politicians actually do.''
Two Latin American nations, Costa Rica and Uruguay, made the
top category, as did the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius.
Other countries ranked as ``flawed'' included Brazil, Mexico,
South Africa, Israel and the world's largest democracy, India.
Iraq Score
Countries including Lebanon, 85th, Russia, 102nd, and Iraq,
112th, fall in the third class of democracies, hybrid regimes.
Iraq scores zero in the functioning government category, a
distinction shared only with Afghanistan and Chad. Iraq's score
for political participation is higher than Britain's and level
with Japan's. The Palestinian Authority, also classed as a flawed
democracy, ties for seventh place with Israel and eight other
nations for political participation.
North Korea props up the table in 167th, just behind the
Central African Republic, Chad, Togo and Myanmar, which, along
with most Middle Eastern nations, fall in the bottom group of
countries, authoritarian regimes.
The following is a table of the five most democratic nations
according to the Economist's annual ranking, and selected other
nations, along with their scores (from 1 to 10):
Ranking Table
*T
Rank Country Score
1. Sweden 9.88
2. Iceland 9.71
3. Netherlands 9.66
4. Norway 9.55
5. Denmark 9.52
16. Spain 8.34
17. U.S. 8.22
20= Japan 8.15
23. U.K. 8.08
24. France 8.07
29. South Africa 7.91
34. Italy 7.73
35. India 7.68
42. Brazil 7.38
102. Russia 5.02
112. Iraq 4.01
138. China 2.97
167. North Korea 1.03
*T
--With reporting by Sheyam Ghieth in Rome. Editors: Deane (hcl)
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To contact the reporter on this story:
Alex Morales in London at +44-20-7330-7718 or
[email protected].
To contact the editor responsible for this story:
Peter Torday at +44-20-7330-7539 or
[email protected].
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