Contents 1.0 Introduction Public policies are instruments through which the essential decisions of political authorities are executed (Dye as quoted in Zhou and Zvoushe‚ 2012). They provide mechanisms for the government to communicate their response to the demands of their citizenry. Public policies thus serve as conflict management tools at the domestic level by balancing competing values and interests. These domestic policies cover a wide range of areas such as land‚ defence‚ tax‚
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In Canada‚ there is a catastrophic history that accompanies the Aboriginal populations‚ suffering through colonialism and decades of forced assimilation into the larger Canadian society‚ and this history has‚ in turn‚ had devastating psychological and social consequences. There was a replacement of values and beliefs in society by Euro-Canadians‚ through ways such as the residential school system in order to assimilate children into mainstream society at the time (Switlo‚ 2002‚ pg. 103). Within the
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people does not mean that each citizen is dictatorial. It does not imply that each citizen takes the law into his or her own hands‚ but rather that everyone has the responsibility to actively participate in society. Thus‚ the problem of declining voter participation is an extremely serious one indeed. People are trying to come up with various solutions for this problem but the most debatable resolution is whether the voting age be lowered from eighteen to sixteen. What would persuade the government
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The Role of Youth in Indian Politics Ashima Madan On the roads of Indian democracy‚ we have travelled for about 63 years now and shall continue the journey for years to come in the same rickety ancient grubby vehicle of ours that has driven us for so long. The list of travellers is an assemblage of young dazzling men and women. The blatant contrast between them arouses debates. It makes us ponder over the role of youth in Indian politics. There have been certain qualities constantly attributed
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represented at all. If the Electoral College was abolished‚ then presidential candidates would campaign for the most individual votes‚ thus providing citizens with elections where each and every vote does matter. This would then lead to increased voter turnout and better representation of
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Also some people might be swayed with emotion and make emotional decisions instead of rational ones‚ for example pro and anti abortion situations. Also there might be a "voters fatigue" and there might be low turnouts in elections and referendums and so it might lack legitimacy . For example there was a 34% turnout to whether London should have a mayor and this results lacked legitimacy as the majority did not get involved. In conclusion I believe that there should be an increase in the
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Waste of Time to Vote‚ Let Alone be Informed About Politics When studying voter turnout it is often seen that voting is the norm. However‚ it would be beneficial to look at why members of the electorate vote at all. Since the 1997 general election‚ the turnout rate has significantly decreased from 71% to 59% in 2001 and 61% in 2005 (Mellows-Facer:2005). There are many possible explanations for this dramatic drop in the turnout rates including‚ the fact that many members of the electorate have lost
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Sierra Leone Sierra Leone is a country that has been under substantial duress for many years. In 2002 the Sierra Leone civil war ended‚ marking a new opportunity for the country to start to rebuild and have a chance to spark the economy. This paper will address the view point of an executive from a multinational corporation that wants to open a manufacturing facility in an underdeveloped country. A report will be generated from the findings to address the suitability of investing in this country
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sovereignty rests. With the passage of time‚ Indian voters have become more assertive and active as regards their participation in the process of democracy. The turnout of Indian voters has significantly increased during the past elections. It was about 52% only during the Lok Sabha elections of 1952 which increased to 64% during the ninth Lok Sabha elections held in 1989. Similarly during the last elections for Parliament‚ the voter’s turnout has been quite encouraging. This phenomenon
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for the non-Muslims were contested by candidates mainly from the Pakistan National Congress‚ United Progressive Party and the Scheduled Caste Federation. The total electors numbered 1‚97‚48‚568 of whom 73‚44‚216 (37.19%) cast their votes. The lower turnout was ascribed to poor communications in rural areas and the reluctance of conservative Muslim women to come out of their houses. The elections resulted in a landslide victory for the United Front which won 228 seats in a House of 309 (including
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