Ajzenstat, J. (2000). Two forms of democracy: A response to Mendelsohn's "Public brokerage: Constitutional reform and the accommodation of mass publics". Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue Canadienne De Science Politique, 33(03), 587....
TwoModelsofDemocracy In lieu of an , here is a brief excerpt of the content: Journal of Democracy 12.3 (2001) 170-175 Books In Review Scott Mainwaring Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries. By Arend Lijphart. New Hav... Scott,Mainwaring - 《Journal...
The difference between congress and parliament exist in the way they function. Congress and parliament are terms that have come to represent two major forms of democracies in different parts of the world. While Westminster form of parliamentary democracy is found in Britain and many other commonwealt...
Developing and improving democracy in Hong Kong is of profound importance in safeguarding the democratic rights of the people, realizing good governance, and ensuring long-term prosperity, stability and security. A comprehensive review of the origin and development of democracy in the HKSAR, and the ...
To facilitate fair voting, election funds for people's congresses at all levels are provided by the state treasury; secret ballots ensure free choice of voters; and behaviors that undermine elections are punished severely. Supervision by voters over deputies can take various forms, such as listening...
In China, electoral democracy and consultative democracy are advanced in a coordinated manner. The extensive, multi-level, and institutionalized development of consultative democracy boasts many channels, which can achieve the greatest possible convergen
aOthers argue that it is a contradiction in terms to say that democracy can successfully be imposed. Democracy relies on the rule of law, freedom of choice and independence and on accountability 其他争辩说,它是一个自相矛盾的说法说可能成功地强加民主。 民主依靠选择法规,自由和独立和责任[translate...
In China, the growing participation of ordinary people in national and local democratic decision-making is taking place in various forms. The people's congress system -- China's fundamental political system -- guarantees that the people are the masters of the country, which is the essence of ...
According to a white paper released by China last year, democracy takes various forms in a richly diverse world, and China's democracy thrives alongside that of other countries in the garden of civilizations. Global scholars, meanwhile, hold the opinion that Western countries, particularly the Unit...
the people are the masters of the country. It is stipulated in China's Constitution that all power in the country belongs to the people, and Chinese people participate, in accordance with law and in various ways and forms, in the governance of state, economic, cultural, and social affairs....