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Author : Koos Malan
Publisher : PULP
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 9781920538101
Politocracy: An assessment of the coercive logic of the territorial state and ideas around a response to itby Koos MalanTranslated by Johan Scott2012ISBN: 978-1-920538-10-1Pages: xii 356Print version: AvailableElectronic version: Free PDF available.
Author : Koos Malan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 9205381012
Author : Frederick M. Tampoe
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781848761834
The credit crunch has focused people’s attention to the fact that Democracy is not working as it was intended to – as a governance system that institutionalises power sharing between a country’s government and its people.The ‘people’ are being increasingly marginalised by career politicians and businessmen and women who have combined forces to create a plutopolitocracy that uses the power of the state to further their personal ambitions.Here, Dr Frederick M Tampoe traces how this change came about. He describes the rise of the plutopolitocracy, the huge influence that money and celebrity is playing in democratic politics and how, through its use, businesses are increasingly dominating political agendas. He looks at the major role played by the nations that are the strongest advocates of democracy and how they have succumbed to the temptation to manipulate national and global political systems and institutions to advance narrow political agendas, individual careers and the business interests of their sponsors in ‘big’ business. And he explores how the imposition of free market thinking on struggling nations has enriched global big business in developed nations at the cost of other nations and their people. Finally, he examines how the reassertion of human worth, integrity in public and business life, and a more neighbourly society with a reassertion of moral and ethical values would help the ‘demos’ reverse the current drift towards a world that is dominated by the plutopolitocracy.
Author : Koos Malan
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781928480273
None of the articles of faith of the South African Constitution is plausible. The Constitution is not supreme and entrenched. Subject to potent socio-political forces it changes continuously and often profoundly regardless of stringent amendment requirements. The trite threefold separation of powers is more metaphorical than real and therefore unable to secure effective checks and balances. Though institutionally separated with their own personnel and functions, the three powers are ordinarily integrated in a single dominant political leadership, committed to achieving the same ideological goals. The bill of individual rights cannot guarantee justice, because rights are subject to the ideologically-driven exercise of judicial interpretation, often with damaging consequences for those relying on the bill of rights. This situation does not only apply to South Africa, but to all Constitutions premised on the same articles of faith, in this book described as the doctrine of statist-individualist constitutionalism. An improved mode of constitutionalism is called for - one which is equipped with a sounder system of checks and balances and better endowed towards the achievement of justice through a balanced constitution.
Author : Steven Rosefielde,Daniel Quinn Mills
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107012653
This book provides an action plan for restoring 'true' democracy in which politicians only provide the services that people have voted for.
Author : Thomas Boje,Bart Van Steenbergen,Sylvia Walby
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134640263
Are the recent developments in Europe bringing countries together or pulling them apart? The leading experts in this book (including Sheila Allen, Marlis Buchmann, Piotr Sztompka, and Patrick Ziltener) cover a wide range of subjects, including the move towards political democracy and market economy in Central and Eastern societies, the project of the European Union, ethnic conflict, the rise of nationalism, social exclusion and women's role in public life.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1164 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : English periodicals
ISBN : NYPL:33433081948543
Author : Illinois Information Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Illinois
ISBN : UIUC:30112053964166
Author : Eamonn Killian
Publisher : Eamonn Killian
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
The free movement of capital within the EU is the laggard freedom, perhaps emanating from its ill-bounded contingent character as drafted in Article 67 of the original Treaty, or being ruled as not directly effective, or its close proximity to sovereignty and subsidiarity considerations. Clearly there must be significant operational inhibitors, as well as political considerations which have frustrated efforts (from Segre and Werner onwards) to remove the barriers and emancipate the flows of capital. Recent events however, serve to highlight the fragility of our predicament on the global financial stage with significant systemic risks emanating from the globalisation of capital and foreign direct investment. The Commissions answer is to centralise EU regulation with the introduction of new supranational authorities whose binding powers and remit is to drive forward the harmonisation of financial regulation and supervision. Perhaps we’ve heard this before? As the purposefully incendiary title suggests this dissertation shall investigate the importance of capital, its closeness to sovereignty, the previous EU regulatory experiences, the operative mechanisms necessary to regulate and supervise financial services, and utilise a hypothesis based approach to examine the renewed drive by the Commission to centralise the management of financial risk across the EU set against the key dimensions of certainty, coherency, competency, and sovereignty.
Author : Richard Spencer Childs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1913
Category : Ballot
ISBN : PRNC:32101071994824
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1911
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B3462192
Author : David Grusky
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 928 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000240016
This book assembles classic and contemporary articles representing the major sociological approaches to understanding social inequality. Although there are various competing texts covering issues of social inequality, this book is the only comprehensive source of classic and contemporary articles that have defined and redefined the contours of the field. The introductory articles in each section of the book provide examples of the major research traditions in the field, while the concluding essays (commissioned by leading scholars) provide broader programmatic statements that identify current controversies and unresolved issues.. The field of stratification is being transformed and reshaped by advances in theory and quantitative modeling as well as by new approaches to the analysis of economic, racial, and gender inequality. Although these developments are revolutionary in their implications, until now there has been no comprehensive effort to bring together the classic articles that have defined the contours of the field. In this revised and updated second edition of Social Stratification , the history of stratification research unfolds in systematic fashion, with the introductory articles in each section providing examples of the major research traditions in the field and the concluding essays (commissioned from leading scholars) providing broader programmatic statements that identify current controversies and unresolved issues. This comprehensive reader is designed as a primary text for introductory courses on social stratification and as a supplementary text for advanced courses on occupations, labor markets, or social mobility. The field of stratification is being transformed and reshaped by advances in theory and quantitative modeling as well as by new approaches to the analysis of economic, racial, and gender inequality. Although these developments are revolutionary in their implications, until now there has been no comprehensive effort to bring together the classic and contemporary articles that define the contours of the field. In this revised and updated edition of Social Stratification, the history of stratification research unfolds in systematic fashion, with the introductory articles in each section providing examples of the major research traditions in the field and the concluding essays (commissioned from leading scholars) providing broader programmatic statements that identify current controversies and unresolved issues. The resulting collection of articles both celebrates the diversity of theoretical approaches and reveals the cumulative nature of ongoing research. This comprehensive reader is designed as a primary text for introductory courses on social stratification and as a supplementary text for advanced courses on social classes, occupations, labor markets, or social mobility. The following types of questions and debates are addressed in the six sections of the reader:Forms and Sources of Stratif ication: What are the major forms of inequality in human history? Can the ubiquity of inequality be attributed to individual differences in talent or ability? Is some form of inequality an inevitable feature of human life? The Structure of Contemporary Stratification: What are the principal fault lines or social cleavages that define the contemporary class structure? Have these cleavages strengthened or weakened with the transition to modernity and postmodernity? Generating Stratification: How frequently do individuals move into new classes, occupations, or income groups? Is there a permanent underclass? To what extent are occupational outcomes determined by such forces as intelligence, effort, schooling, aspirations, social contacts, and individual luck? The Consequences of Stratification: How are the life-styles, attitudes, and behaviors of individuals shaped by their class locations? Are there identifiable class cultures in past and present societies? Ascriptive Processes: What types of social processes and state policies serve to maintain or alter racial, ethnic, and sex discrimination in labor markets? Have these forms of discrimination weakened or strengthened with the transition to modernity and postmodernity?The Future of Stratification: Will stratification systems take on completely new and distinctive forms in the future? How unequal will these systems be? Is the concept of social class still useful in describing postmodern forms of stratification? Are stratification systems gradually shedding their distinctive features and converging towards some common (i.e., postmodern) regime?The volume offers essential reading for undergraduates who need an introduction to the field, for graduate students who wish to broaden their understanding of stratification research, and for advanced scholars who seek a basic reference guide. Although most of the selections are middle-range theoretical pieces suitable for introductory courses, the anthology also includes advanced contributions on the cutting edge of research. The editor outlines a modified study plan for undergraduate students requiring a basic introduction to the field.
Author : Grzegorz Konat
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004694408
The book takes an in-depth look at a hitherto unexplored part of the oeuvre of prominent Polish economist and historian of economic thought Tadeusz Kowalik: his thesis that the systemic transformation that took place in Poland in the late 1980s was a de facto "epigonic bourgeois revolution". Since Kowalik actually never extended his argument to support this thesis, the aim of the book is to answer the following question: If some important reflections on the revolutionary character of the Polish transformation scattered throughout Kowalik's works were to be found, would they together constitute a convincing justification for the thesis of the "epigonic bourgeois revolution"?
Author : Gil Eyal,Ivan Szelenyi,Eleanor R. Townsley
Publisher : Verso
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1859843123
Explores class formation and elite struggles in post-communist Central Europe.
Author : John Osogo Ambani
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004446427
The book offers a critical account of the practice of state-secularism in Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda in comparison to France, Turkey and the US.
