ELECTORAL REFORMS: IN INDIA INTRODUCTION “The health of a democracy depends on the choice of representatives and leaders‚ which in turn is directly linked to the way political parties function and elections are conducted”. The government of India is quasi-judicial; theofficials are elected at the federal‚ state and local levels. The head of the Government‚ Prime Minister is indirectly elected by the people of the country‚ through the General Election where the leader of the party winning in majority
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Analysis of the Introduction of New Public Management in Small States By: Tamara McLeod ID #: 03-048181 Identify the main public sector reform issues and problems in the case Public sector reform refers to strengthening the way public sector is managed. The public sector may try and do too much with two little resources. In the case the main public sector reform issues highlighted were: • Political Issues‚ such as the political will of government representative‚ the Westminster/Whitehall model
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There are both positive and negative implications of the Welfare Reform Act of 1996 on Medicaid. A negative implication is that even though most of the people on welfare and Medicaid are able-bodied people who could be self-sufficient if they had to be‚ Medicaid and other social programs reinforce these people’s laziness and unwillingness to contribute to society. Welfare reform has only decreased handouts marginally. A positive implication is that some effort was made to reduce the number of people
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Reform Movements in the United States A reform movement is a kind of social movement that aims to make gradual change‚ or change in certain aspects of society‚ rather than rapid or fundamental changes. A reform movement is distinguished from more radical social movements such as revolutionary movements. Reformists’ ideas are often grounded in liberalism‚ although they may be rooted in socialist or religious concepts. Some rely on personal transformation; others rely on small collectives‚ such as
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the development of the "Get Tough on Crime" movement‚ political and social pressures have resulted in overcrowded jails and prisons. Budgets have swelled to accommodate larger populations of inmates‚ without money left over to develop reforms‚ or preventive measures through rehabilitation. As the public places demands on politicians for
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Welfare Reform Tina Langnes Herzing University April 20‚ 2014 History of Welfare Welfare began over 60 years ago. The reason for establishing welfare was to help families needing assistance and meeting financial obligations by obtaining healthcare and education. However‚ after 60 years of maturation and change of the welfare programs‚ it has become abundantly clear that changes are needed. Like everything
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from being on probation to serving years in prison. The current system has evolved to meet the demands of society for the past centuries. While the current system does a semi-decent job‚ it can be changed in order to be more effective and efficient. Reform 1 Of the changes that can be made to the correctional system‚ the first is to provide the medical treatment for the offender instead of incarnating them. In some cases‚ incarcerating a person is not always the most
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International Journal of Social Science & Interdisciplinary Research Vol.1 Issue 8‚ August 2012‚ ISSN 2277 3630 RECENT REFORMS IN EDUCATION IN INDIA – ACHIEVEMENTS AND UNFINISHED TASKS D. SAMPATH KUMAR* *Ph.D. Scholar. Assistant Professor in Commerce‚ D.R.B.C.C.C. Hindu College‚ Chennai - 600072‚ Tamil Nadu‚ India. ABSTRACT India has emerged as a global leader and a strong nation. Education is the key to the task of nation building as well as to provide requisite knowledge and skills required for sustained
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Research Work About Trends and Issues in Agrarian and Land Reform Submitted to: Submitted by: Dean Lourdes Sabile Alejandrino Bantilan For a long period of time‚ the agrarian system of Philippines was being controlled by the large landlords. The small farmers in Philippines were struggling for their rights to land and other natural resources. The implementation of Agrarian reforms proceeded at a very slow pace. This was due to the lack of political will. The redistribution
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States during the early decades of the nineteenth century sought to reform the United Staes and expand democratic ideas. There were many major reform movements that looked to expand democratic ideas‚ which include: establishing free (tax supported) schools‚ improving the treatment of the mentally ill‚ controlling or abolishing the sale of alcohol‚ gaining equal rights for women‚ and abolishing slavery. The reformers went out to “reform” the time period to greater the democratic ideals of the United States
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