Prototype For A Fair And Efficient Democratic Government
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Author |
: Stefan Wille |
Publisher |
: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages |
: 38 |
Release |
: 2016-03-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1530835445 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781530835447 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Synopsis Prototype for a Fair and Efficient Democratic Government by : Stefan Wille
In a short and concise form this book describes a generic system for a fair and efficient democratic government. While we present a theoretical bird's eye model in a fictional country, it is of particular relevance to Canada with its current debate about the first-past-the-post electoral system and the usefulness of an appointed Senate. Democratic governments offer the best guarantee against human rights violations but they are not free of shortcomings. Excessive partisan politics, pop and celebrity fixations that may lead to emotional and irrational ballots or the undue influence of financial means to gain political power are just a few examples. The purpose of this book is to suggest safeguards against such weakness. Our prime tenets are (i) administrative efficiency, (ii) a government that is transparent and accountable with sufficient checks and balances, (iii) broad popular participation in the political process, (iv) regional self-determination and (v) the protection of minority rights. While grass-root democracies are often accused of suffering under slowness and indecisiveness we demonstrate how modern internet technology would make it possible to adhere to strict democratic fundamentals and still maintain a high degree of proficiency. We present a concept of a web-based infrastructure and syntax to accommodate voter registration and electronic voting. In democracies, the building blocks of the government are political parties. We examine how parties are being formed, followed by a discussion about the election of members to the parliament. Much space is allocated to the distinction between professional and non-professional parliamentarians. Our next attention is directed to various forms of the legislative assembly. We scrutinize (i) the Parliamentary versus Presidential System of Government, followed by (ii) a study of Unicameral and Bicameral Legislatures and finally (iii) Multiple-Party and Dual-Party Parliaments. We also ask the critical question about the need for an Opposition. Similarly, we discuss the Executive Branch of the Government and how it is being chosen. We try to resolve the conflict between partisanship and pragmatism on the one hand, and the aspiration to govern by technical decision making on the other hand. After a review of the legislative and executive branches of the government, a discussion about the law making-process is in order. The very essence of democracy is the power that is bestowed to the people. We address topics such as: (i) The Right to Know, (ii) Petitions, (iii) Public Consultations, (iv) Referendums and (v) Recalls. An important feature of modern multi-faceted democracies is a federalist structure of the country. We explain how the idea of federalism can also be applied to the configuration of multi-candidate electoral districts. The final chapter is dedicated to minority protection. We define the term of "Visible Minority," followed by a narrative of the privileges that should be granted to them.
Author |
: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 1166 |
Release |
: 1950 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCAL:B5179463 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis Prototype Aircraft Development by : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Author |
: United States. Congress. Senate. Intestate & Foreign Commerce |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 218 |
Release |
: 1952 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105045417016 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Synopsis Prototype Aircraft Development--Construction Differential by : United States. Congress. Senate. Intestate & Foreign Commerce
Author |
: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 212 |
Release |
: 1952 |
ISBN-10 |
: LOC:00186995934 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis Prototype Aircraft Development, Construction Differential by : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Considers legislation to authorize Federal aircraft construction differential subsidies and to establish a program for the development of commercial aircraft adaptable for military service. Includes discussion of jet aircraft developments by Great Britain.
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: |
Publisher |
: World Bank Publications |
Total Pages |
: 180 |
Release |
: 2000 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0821346008 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780821346006 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis Corrupt Cities by :
Much of the devastation caused by the recent earthquake in Turkey was the result of widespread corruption between the construction industry and government officials. Corruption is part of everyday public life and we tend to take it for granted. However, preventing corruption helps to raise city revenues, improve service delivery, stimulate public confidence and participation, and win elections. This book is designed to help citizens and public officials diagnose, investigate and prevent various kinds of corrupt and illicit behaviour. It focuses on systematic corruption rather than the free-lance activity of a few law-breakers, and emphasises practical preventive measures rather than purely punitive or moralistic campaigns.
Author |
: Michael MacKuen |
Publisher |
: University of Michigan Press |
Total Pages |
: 364 |
Release |
: 2003 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0472068202 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780472068203 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis Electoral Democracy by : Michael MacKuen
Top scholars in the field survey the study of elections and democracy
Author |
: Hannah Muzee |
Publisher |
: Springer Nature |
Total Pages |
: 247 |
Release |
: 2022-10-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783031112485 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3031112482 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (85 Downloads) |
Synopsis Democracy and Africanness by : Hannah Muzee
This book examines the governance and democratization process in Africa, its history, trends, and prospects. Written by a diverse panel of experts, the book provides an intersectional and interdisciplinary analysis of Africa’s democratic environment. Chapters cover topics such as the evolution of democracy in Africa, electoral politics, gender, activism, human rights, and cultural diversity. Critically assessing the fit of democracy for African countries and offering strategies for the Africanization of democracy, this volume will be important for researchers and students interested in African politics, postcolonial theory, democracy, and governance.
Author |
: Torben Iversen |
Publisher |
: Princeton University Press |
Total Pages |
: 359 |
Release |
: 2020-11-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780691210216 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0691210217 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Synopsis Democracy and Prosperity by : Torben Iversen
It is a widespread view that democracy and the advanced nation-state are in crisis, weakened by globalization and undermined by global capitalism, in turn explaining rising inequality and mounting populism. This book, written by two of the world's leading political economists, argues this view is wrong: advanced democracies are resilient, and their enduring historical relationship with capitalism has been mutually beneficial. For all the chaos and upheaval over the past century--major wars, economic crises, massive social change, and technological revolutions--Torben Iversen and David Soskice show how democratic states continuously reinvent their economies through massive public investment in research and education, by imposing competitive product markets and cooperation in the workplace, and by securing macroeconomic discipline as the preconditions for innovation and the promotion of the advanced sectors of the economy. Critically, this investment has generated vast numbers of well-paying jobs for the middle classes and their children, focusing the aims of aspirational families, and in turn providing electoral support for parties. Gains at the top have also been shared with the middle (though not the bottom) through a large welfare state. Contrary to the prevailing wisdom on globalization, advanced capitalism is neither footloose nor unconstrained: it thrives under democracy precisely because it cannot subvert it. Populism, inequality, and poverty are indeed great scourges of our time, but these are failures of democracy and must be solved by democracy.
Author |
: John Keane |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 717 |
Release |
: 2009-06-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781847377609 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1847377602 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Life and Death of Democracy by : John Keane
John Keane's The Life and Death of Democracy will inspire and shock its readers. Presenting the first grand history of democracy for well over a century, it poses along the way some tough and timely questions: can we really be sure that democracy had its origins in ancient Greece? How did democratic ideals and institutions come to have the shape they do today? Given all the recent fanfare about democracy promotion, why are many people now gripped by the feeling that a bad moon is rising over all the world's democracies? Do they indeed have a future? Or is perhaps democracy fated to melt away, along with our polar ice caps? The work of one of Britain's leading political writers, this is no mere antiquarian history. Stylishly written, this superb book confronts its readers with an entirely fresh and irreverent look at the past, present and future of democracy. It unearths the beginnings of such precious institutions and ideals as government by public assembly, votes for women, the secret ballot, trial by jury and press freedom. It tracks the changing, hotly disputed meanings of democracy and describes quite a few of the extraordinary characters, many of them long forgotten, who dedicated their lives to building or defending democracy. And it explains why democracy is still potentially the best form of government on earth -- and why democracies everywhere are sleepwalking their way into deep trouble.
Author |
: Seymour M. Lipse |
Publisher |
: Irvington Pub |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 1993-08-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0829038108 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780829038101 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis Some Social Requisites of Democracy by : Seymour M. Lipse