This comparative study assesses the state of democracy and examines the process of democratization in the Arab World between the years 1980-1993. It addresses shortcomings in the mainstream democracy literature that excluded the Arab World from the global democratic revolution on political cultural grounds. To fulfil the objectives of this study, I employ both the qualitative and quantitative research approaches to test a number of hypothesized relationships. I hypothesize that transition to democracy is negatively associated with economic development, militarism, U.S. foreign policy, the political economy of oil, and dependency. I contend that emerging civil society institutions so far have had no significant effect on democratization in the Arab World. Finally, I hypothesize that the level of democracy in the Arab World is influenced greatly by the issue of civil rights. In order to investigate the hypothesized relationships, the following data sets have been used: Gastil's Freedom House Data set, "Repression and Freedom in the 1980s" data set, and Vanhanen's 1990 data set. The findings of this study support the aforementioned hypothesized relationships. I find that Arab countries, in general have made modest progress toward democracy, making the Arab World part of the global revolution.

This study explores how the Egyptian socioeconomic factors impacted the implementation of International Accounting Standards (IASs) in Egypt. Prior research concluded that developing nations have special needs when it comes to accounting and financial reporting and recommended nation-specific analysis. The author adapts Gray's (1988) model, which connects Hofstede's cultural dimensions with accounting practice, to fit the Egyptian environment.

Peacekeeping is a means by which international or regional organizations control conflict situations that are likely to endanger international peace and security. Most scholars have viewed the contributions of peacekeeping forces only in terms of failures, and they have not investigated fully the political-military circumstances" under which conflict control measures succeed. This dissertation is an attempt to bridge this gap and to show how the OAU compares with the UN in carrying out peacekeeping missions. The method of research was the case study method in which primary and secondary data was used to describe the situations in which six peacekeeping forces operated. The content of resolutions, official reports and secondary data were examined for non-trivial evidences of impediments to implementation of mandates. Findings from the research indicate that peacekeeping missions not properly backed by political efforts at settlement of disputes, cooperation of the superpowers, and financial and logistic support were ineffective and usually unsuccessful. Lack of consensus and pursuit of national interests have resulted in ambiguous or unrealistic mandates and have reduced the effectiveness of peacekeeping operations. Moreover, parties to a conflict were interested only in solutions that favored their interests and were often skeptical about the role and credibility …

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Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

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Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Israeli and Egyptian military negotiators in Geneva who are said to be in initial agreement over withdrawal of Israeli forces to a point. Also, about American motorists who found long lines at service stations during the Christmas and New Year weekends will soon face longer lines for less gasoline.

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Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a billionaire Howard Hughes who has been indicted on charges of conspiracy, stock manipulation and wire fraud. Also, about the Israeli and Egyptian officers to meet again in Geneva to discuss how to separate their armies along the Suez Canal. City of Cincinnati which is 185 years old.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of United Nation sources in Geneva says that Egyptian and Israeli officers will hold their first meet as a new attempt to agree on the disengagement of troops on the Suez Front.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of President Nixon who plans to meet with Henry Kissinger at the White House.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Kissinger who will confer with President for a report on the opening phase of the Middle East Peace Conference.