This is how Switzerland’s direct democracy works
2017年7月31日 · Known as "direct" democracy, it’s a legal framework that enables all Swiss citizens over the age of 18 to vote on how the country is run. The system has some high-powered admirers. France’s newly elected President Emmanuel Macron has said he wants a similar system of referendums in place for French voters.
Mapped: The world’s oldest democracies - The World Economic …
2019年8月8日 · If you’re looking for the very first instance of democracy, credit is often attributed to Ancient Athens. It’s there the term originated, based on the Greek words . demos (“common people”) and kratos (“strength”). In the 6th century BC, the city-state allowed all landowners to speak at the legislative assembly, blazing a path that ...
What the Philippines tells us about democracy
2014年5月22日 · The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no …
5 charts that show the state of global democracy in 2024
2024年7月26日 · With elections being held across the world, 2024 is shaping up to be quite the year for global democracy. In fact, voters in eight of the 10 most populous countries are going to the polls this year. Fresh off the back of votes in India, the European Union, the UK and France, US voters will participate in the presidential election in November.
Which are the world's strongest democracies? - The World …
2017年2月23日 · The EIU’s ranking shows the average global democracy score in 2016 fell to 5.52, down from 5.55 in 2015 (on a scale of 0 to 10). Norway leads the world’s democracies Norway leads the Index as the world’s strongest democracy, followed by Iceland and Sweden.
Does democracy boost economic growth? | World Economic Forum
2014年5月20日 · A belief that democracy is bad for economic growth is common in both academic political economy as well as the popular press. Robert Barro’s seminal research in this area concluded that “more political rights do not have an effect on growth … The first lesson is that democracy is not the key to economic growth” (Barro 1997, pp. 1 and 11).
A brief history of globalization | World Economic Forum
2019年1月17日 · At the same time, a new technology from the Third Industrial Revolution, the internet, connected people all over the world in an even more direct way. The orders Keynes could place by phone in 1914 could now be placed over the internet. Instead of having them delivered in a few weeks, they would arrive at one’s doorstep in a few days.
An economist explains the pros and cons of globalization
2019年4月11日 · As we enter the fourth wave of globalization, driven by the digital revolution, there is renewed debate over whether it is a beneficial force: powering economic growth, and allowing the spread of ideas to improve people’s lives; or whether it erodes communities, and widens the gap between the elites and the rest of the world.
3 responsibilities every government has towards its citizens
2017年2月13日 · A government that believes in the talent and potential of its citizens and devote a large portion of its tax revenues to investing in its citizens to help them reach that potential is an attractive vision. It avoids the slowness and bureaucracy of direct government provision of services, although efficient government units can certainly compete.
What is e-voting? Who’s using it and is it safe?
2024年4月4日 · What is electronic voting? More countries have used e-voting since it was pioneered in Estonia in 2005. But systems and safety are still developing.