Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- PART I. Democratic Developments in Yemen and the Arab World -- The Development of Democracy in the Example of the People's General Congress -- From the Holy Charter to the Permanent Constitution and the National Charter -- The Cooperative Movement: a Basis for Democratic Development -- Winds of Democracy Blowing over Arab Soil -- Part II. Electoral Systems and the Future of Democracy in the Republic of Yemen -- The Basic Principles of Election Laws -- Algeria’s Election Experiment -- A Critical View of the Draft Law for Elections -- Part III. Guarantees for the Future of Democracy in Yemen -- Contemplations on Unification and Democracy in Yemen -- Third-World Democracies and the New World Order -- Safeguarding the Future of Democracy in Yemen -- Epiloque -- The 1993 Parliamentary Elections in Yemen -- Women and Democracy in Yemen