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"Media Power in Central America is unique in the field, very readable, and tells an exciting story about the relationship between strong commercial media and authoritarian regimes. Rockwell and Janus provide a valuable description and analysis of the history, politics, culture, and economics of the ... more

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Arab World Television in the Age of Globalisation: An Analysis of Emerging Political, Economic, Cultural and Technological Patterns

Muhammad Ayish

Hamburg: Deutsches Orient-Institut (2003), 121 pp.

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Media, Markets, and Democracy

C. Edwin Baker

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2002), 377 pp.

"Even if markets properly provide for people’s desires or preferences for most products, Part I of this book shows that unique aspects of media products systematically cause markets to fail in respect to them. Part II shows that four prominent, but different, theories of democracy lead to differen ... more

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Giving Voice to the Voiceless: Good Governance, Human Development and Mass Communications
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Pippa Norris, Dieter Zinnbauer

Cambridge, Mass.; London: UNDP Human Development Report Office (2002), 43 pp.

"The growth in electoral democracies presents many potential opportunities for human development. Yet in practice transitional and consolidating democracies often remain fragile and incomplete, lacking strong institutions essential for effective voice and accountability, including freedom of express ... ion and widespread opportunities for civic engagement. What can be done to strengthen democratic development and, in particular what is the role of the media in this process? Part I suggests that the mass media will have a positive impact on good governance and human development if they function effectively as a watchdog holding the powerful to account and as a civic forum facilitating a diversity of voices in public debate. Yet in practice the press is often limited in these roles. Liberal theories have long stressed the importance of an independent fourth estate as a check on the abuse of power. The study theorizes that this is necessary but not sufficient, in particular media systems strengthen good governance and promote positive development outcomes most effectively under two conditions: (i) where there is an unfettered and independent free press, [...] Part II operationalizes this typology then compares media systems around the world. Part III examines the cross-national evidence for the impact of these patterns. The study confirms that media systems characterized by widespread mass access and by an independent press are most closely associated with systematic indicators of good governance and human development. In particular, nations with these types of media system experience less corruption, greater administrative efficiency, higher political stability, and more effective rule of law, as well as better development outcomes such as higher per capita income, greater literacy, less economic inequality, lower infant mortality rates, and greater public spending on health. Part IV provides detailed case studies illustrating this relationship in particular countries. The conclusion considers the policy implications, suggesting practical steps to strengthen the channels of mass communications in poorer societies lacking either widespread access or freedom of the press." (http://www.escuelapnud.org) more

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Civil Society, Media and Accountability in the Arab Region

Naomi Sakr

UNDP Human Development Report Office (2002), 32 pp.

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Médias et construction de la paix dans la région des Grands Lacs: Rencontres entre professionnels des médias et acteurs de la société civile

Annick Jeantet (ed.)

Paris: Panos Paris (2002), 78 pp.

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Flimmerndes Asien: Die Fernsehentwicklung eines Kontinents im Aufbruch

Jörg Becker, Kurt Luger (eds.)

Wien: Österreichischer Kunst- und Kulturverlag (2002), 252 pp.

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Media and Power

James Curran

London: Routledge (2002), 308 pp.

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Latin Politics, Global Media

Elizabeth Fox, Silvio Waisbord (eds.)

Austin: University of Texas Press (2002), xxii, 203 pp.

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Comunicación y confianza: El diálogo roto entre gobernantes y gobernados

Buenos Aires: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2002), 167 pp.

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Al-Jazeera: How the Free Arab News Network Scooped the World and Changed the Middle East

Mohammed El-Nawawy, Adel Iskandar

Cambridge: Westview Press (2002), 228 pp.

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Media and Democracy in Africa

Göran Hydén, Michael Leslie, Folu F. Ogundimu

Uppsala: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet (2002), 260 pp.

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Radio-Kommunikation in Afrika

Jörg Becker (ed.)

Düsseldorf: DGB Bildungswerk (2002), 61 pp.

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Entangled Evolutions: Media and Democratization in Eastern Europe

Peter Gross

Washington, DC; Baltimore: Woodrow Wilson Center Press;Johns Hopkins University Press (2002), 226 pp.

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The Media in Governance: A Guide to Assistance. Developing Free and Effective Media to Serve the Interests of the Poor
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Colin Roth

London: Department for International Development (DFID) (2001), 59 pp.

"The media can be a major force for improving the quality of government in developing and transitional countries – which is critical if opportunities for the poor and disadvantaged are also to improve. To fulfil this role the media need room to manoeuvre – tight government regulation and censors ... more

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Freedom of the Media in Belarus: Public Workshop with Belarusian Journalists

Vienna: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (2001), 81, 87 pp.

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Giving Voice to the Voiceless: Good Governance, Human Development and Mass Communications
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The Media in Governance: A Guide to Assistance. Developing Free and Effective Media to Serve the Interests of the Poor
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