The Transition to Democracy -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction from A.I.D. Officials -- ANTONIO GAYOSO AGENCY DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE FOR HUMAN RESOURCES, BUREAU FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY -- RICHARD BISSELL ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR, BUREAU FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY -- RONALD W. ROSKENS ADMINISTRATOR -- What is a Democracy? Plenary Session I -- POLITICS -- ECONOMICS -- SOCIETY -- DISCUSSION -- Getting to Democracy: Plenary Session II -- A RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE -- DISCUSSION -- Issues in the Transition to Democracy: Reports of the Working Groups -- THE RULE OF LAW -- INSTITUTIONS AND PROCESSES FOR DEBATE, CONSENSUS, AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT -- INSTITUTIONS AND PROCESSES OF STATE POWER: POLICE AND CIVIL/MILITARY RELATIONS -- THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN APPROACHES TO DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -- MARKET-ORIENTED ECONOMIC REFORMS AND DEMOCRACY -- INTERMEDIARY INSTITUTIONS THAT OPERATE BETWEEN THE CITIZEN AND THE STATE: UNIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, INTEREST GROUPS, BUSINESS… -- SPECIAL PROBLEMS OF DIVIDED SOCIETIES -- WHERE TO START IN PROMOTING DEMOCRACY: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN "TOP-DOWN" AND "BOTTOM-UP" DEVELOPME… -- Comment and Synthesis: Plenary Session III -- OVERVIEW -- Regional Perspectives: Reports of the Working Groups -- ASIA -- NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- EASTERN EUROPE -- AFRICA -- LATIN AMERICA -- DISCUSSION -- Threats to Democracy: Plenary Session IV -- A RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE -- Setting an Action Agenda: Plenary Session V -- Appendix: Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers.