Democratic Governance

Democratic Governance Belgian Development Cooperation, (2014). Democratic Governance -- the Key to Development. http://www.btcctb.org/files/web/publication/Democratic%20governance_The%20key%20to%20development.pdf This is a source from the Belgian Development Cooperation and looks at the link between development and democracy. Within the source, there are sample countries that have been used like Congo, Burundi, Belgium and Rwanda to show how democracy and development have been related over time.

The article, indeed is a collection f smaller scholarly works by authorities in the individual areas and countries having conducted sufficient research on these countries discussed. It also highlights how the different systems of governance have helped shape the path of development. This, on evaluation pass for a peer reviewed article as it is reviews made on the existing researches and historically recorded happenings in the countries in question.

The quality can be said to be worthy of the academic use and the credibility of this source can be categorized as very credible since there are various scholars involved within the same source hence giving authority views from various scholars in the varying areas and geographical regions. UNDP, (2012). Measuring Democracy and Democratic Governance in a Post-2015 Development Framework.

http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/Democratic%20Governance/OGC/Post2015%20governance%20metrics%20_14%20Aug.pdf The source attempts to look at what democratic governance is and how the democratic governance is tied to the Millennium Development Goals. The paper attempts to show the various indicators of democratic rule and leadership within a country and the possible outcomes as portrayed in several countries. The source uses various findings from several researches like the human rights reports and global reports on transparency among nations and several such research paper and findings.

The source also gives academic prediction of the future of democracy after 2015. This aspect of using well founded reports gives an indication that this source is a very reliable one since it dwells on the factual findings and hence qualifies it as a peer reviewed source. Being a reports commissioned by the UNDP, there is a lot of authority based on the extensive research and reviews done on it before being published, passing it for a reliable and credible source. Arnson C., Roberts K., et.al, (2007).

The 'New Left' and Democratic Governance in Latin America. http://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/NewLeftDemocraticGovernance.pdf This source give an informative analysis of the politics of Latin America starting from the historical recap and the implications of the historical times in politics to the current state of democracy in the region. The paper further explains how the leadership in the region (several countries covered) has helped shape the politics and the democratic process to the contemporary times.

The source further examines and comments on the link between politics and the economy of the region, an aspect that it refers to as the political economy of the region. Actually, the source was published by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars hence giving it credibility as a scholarly source as it has reviewers who are authorities in the particular chapters they comment on or contribute in. Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, (2011). Concepts and Principles of Democratic Governance and Accountability.

http://www.kas.de/wf/doc/kas_29779-1522-2-30.pdf?111219190223 This source is a report from a European Union sponsored research and project on the subject of democracy. The source attempts to give a clear understanding of democracy through looking at the definitions, the actors in the democratic process, the various types of democracy and the particular principles that guide modern democracy. It also highlights.