False Democracy: Political Dynasty The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines dynasty as a powerful group or family that maintains its position for a considerable time. In the Philippines‚ according to a research by the Center for People Empowerment and Governance‚ we have about 250 political families who have dominated Philippine politics at the national and local level. This is 0.00001667 % of the country’s 15 million families (CENPEG‚ 2007). They comprise a little‚ among the represented Filipinos
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In development ▪ US Mechatronics has produced a working automated sentry gun and is currently developing it further for commercial and military use. ▪ MIDARS‚ a four-wheeled robot outfitted with several cameras‚ radar‚ and possibly a firearm‚ that automatically performs random or preprogrammed patrols around a military base or other government installation. It alerts a human overseer when it detects movement in unauthorized areas‚ or other programmed conditions. The operator can then instruct
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lives but should be given the opportunity where possible. Empowerment Empowerment is an initiated process that enables the masses to gain power and extend it in such a way that they can use this power to share in changing social‚ economic and political structures. Empowerment is successful if the participants regard the result of their action as beneficial. Therefore participation is a cornerstone of empowerment. It is a prerequisite for achieving empowerment. Empowerment is one of the consequences
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Sociology and Political Science: As a mother of social sciences Sociology has close and intimate relationship with all other social science. Hence it has close relationship with political science as well. Their relationship is so close and intimate that led G.E.C. Catlin to remark “Political Science and Sociology are two faces or aspects of the same figure.” Similarly other scholars could not find any difference between the two disciplines. Sociology is a Science of society. It is a science of social
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Are Political Parties in Decline? Sean Stafford 1340392 Are Political Parties in Decline? No: Ronald Landes In Defence of Canadian Political Parties Strong point- Ronald Landed mentions that the several functions of a political party focus on the responsibilities of it. His strongest point too lies within the responsibilities of political governing. Walt Bagehot explains that a political party’s chief role is to join the government’s executive portion to that of the legislative
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DEGREE: B.Sc Political Science and Economics LECTURER: Dr. Tennyson Joseph DATE: 22ND November 2013. Identify and discuss the central themes of Gordon Lewis’ Main Currents in Caribbean Thought‚ Paget Henry’s Caliban’s Reason‚ Rex Nettleford’s “The Battle for Space” and Charles W. Mill’s Blackness Visible and explain the manner in which these works assist in your understanding of the characteristic features‚ concerns and content of Caribbean political thought? ABSTRACT Western Political Philosophy
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Asymmetric Information is where one party in a transaction has less information than the other. Balance of Payment is the summation of imports and exports made between one countries and the other countries that it trades with. Balance of trade: The difference in value over a period of time between a country’s imports and exports. Barter system: System where there is an exchange of goods without involving money. Base year: In the construction of an index‚ the year from which the weights
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Political Environment Frances political environment varied from a socialist supported government in the past with policies of nationalization and control of the economy through to a more capitalistic government that encourages a free market based system.. The major aims of the French government policies are; Growth in competitiveness within industries‚ Adaptation and integration to the European markets‚ a preparation to confront increased competition‚ prioritization of education and employee training
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Political parties in African were founded with the basic goal of being the main vehicles for African Nationalism. Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o (1992) in his book 30 years of independence in Africa correctly states that Africans were no longer a homogenous people ruled by benevolent chiefs who discussed with the elders under a tree for hours until they agreed. He (Prof. Nyong’o) points out that great division of African people into social groups and categories with different interests and different attitudes
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A Long Awaited Rule: Political Parties in Mexico and the Downfall of the PRI On July 2‚ 2000‚ Mexico held elections for presidential office. By July 3‚ 2000‚ the Industrial Revolutionary Party (PRI)‚ the party that had ruled Mexico for over seventy years admitted defeat and conceded their power to the National Action Party‚ also known as the PAN.1 Although the PAN had existed since 1939‚ their capacity to win elections was little due to the popularity of the PRI‚ their grip on power‚ and the
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