EC Appointments~II
The composition of the Selection Committee goes against the proposals so far mooted by different committees and commentators.
The composition of the Selection Committee goes against the proposals so far mooted by different committees and commentators.
At the highest levels of corporate positions, one must presume that the thirst for money, even if it is a factor, cannot be the only mover.
The narrative was, however, focussed on how the middle class was breaking out into prosperity and millions of poor were being lifted out of poverty.
With politics becoming dangerously fractious, broken and dysfunctional, the democratic world faces a new level of political vulnerability. The guardrails of democracy are crumbling. The romance of democracy is going sour even in established democracies. What is worse, with the networks of gatekeepers learned societies, free press and independent think tanks becoming increasingly powerless, what we have is the barbarians at the gates
Even in mature democracies, voters have been known to hand power to those who use it to subvert the very system that made their election possible. The upshot of this is clear: to work, democracies need more than elections.
‘’There is not only an external challenge to democracies in terms of globalisation but also the internal challenge of erosion of democratic structures and processes,’’ he said.
