6/19/2023 0 Comments The end of power by moisés naím![]() In other words the decay of power means many well established democracies have moved too far to the right side of the inverted U curve. He argues that one of the reasons we aren't that effective at solving big problems (such as climate change) is because leaders haven't had the power to act, whether in their own country, or had the mandate to be able to effectively influence and collaborate with other countries. The influence of micro-powers, whether that of the minor parties or of factions within the minor parties, to be able to say no, has created what he describes the “vetocracy”Īs a result many if not all major initiative from any of the main political parties or leaders stall. ![]() He argues that in the leading democracies around the world the decay of centralised power and rise of micro-power means that governments are in many cases stymied because they no longer have majority power. Naím looks at checks and balances in our democracies (ie upper house vs lower house, senate vs legislature) that were originally created to prevent abuse. However in well established democracies he identifies the decay as perhaps having gone too far. In many parts of the world where tyranny has prevailed Naím identifies the value arising from a decay in power as they have moved from the far left towards the right of the curve.
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