... of political thought in 1920's Japan were the currents of liberal, individualist, rights-based ideology that had sprung from recourse to both Western philosophy and more traditional Japanese ideas of disobedience and resistance to authority. The concepts of 'Jiyushugi' (principle of self-judgement) and 'Bummei Kaika' (civilisation and enlightenment) had been celebrated through the writings of earlier Meiji intellectuals such as ... ...

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... citizens in terms of governmental responsibility and efficient public services. Ministerial responsibility can be understood through the structure functions of the system of the Irish government. The Civil Service consists of personnel whose functions are to administer policies formulated or approved by the national government. Within this, public administration is concerned with translating public serving ... policies into action and office management. Public administration, therefore, created the Secretaries and Ministerial Act of 1924, which proposed the legal basis for the Civil Ser...

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... grouping played in Indian democracy. These groups translated an external political system into the language of the masses. This brought democracy closer to the people in the absence of civil society and independent interest groups. Community mobilization also became a means of empowerment of more social groups such as the unification of Dalits under Scheduled Caste movement culminating in the ... for Other Backward Castes. While casteism has been a negative force in Indian politics it has also seen a decline due to the expansion of private space and maturation of civil society groups wit...

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... , to where the past hundred years departments were established to serve particular groups like farmers, unions and veterans. Another interesting feature of the bureaucracy was the development of the modern civil service program, which prevented the rotation in office of officials appointed by one president, only to be reappointed by the next president. This reduced the practice of the spoils system ... by an incoming president, who ended up filling government jobs with loyal followers and people who followed view of himself and party. The civil service reform led to the reduction of the ...

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... different from other Latin American countries in the sense that it has a long history of partidist politics, usually fair and regular elections, and the respect for political and civil rights. Colombia has had two traditional predominant parties--the Liberals and the Conservatives-that have competed for power since the mid-nineteenth century and have rotated frequently as the ... today. This violence includes left-wing insurgency and terrorism, right-wing paramilitary activity, and narcoterrorism. Consequently, Colombia currently leaves under a constitutionally authorized state of siege ...

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... order to carry the art to perfection" (Heilbroner, p 291). As with Defense, Justice too requires different levels of expense in different types of society. In a nation with out private property civil government is not necessary as there is no real accumulation of stock or valuable private possessions to protect. But as the degree of civilization in a society increases and private property ... becomes common Civil government is rendered necessary (Heilbroner, p 293). With out the protection of private property there is no incentive to accumulate stock and wealth as Smith points out "it i...

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... the ratification of the Constitution was whether or not it upheld the premise of liberty. Those who were concerned that the form of government dictated by the Constitution would overlook civil liberties were known as the Anti-Federalists. They voiced many criticisms regarding the Constitution's design of government and claimed that the only way to assure liberty was by creating a small ... and will inevitably disagree when it comes to their interests in almost every matter, the only way to prevent against the oppression of minorities by majority factions, while still protecting civil li...

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... response to the tense climate that had grown up at that time, especially in the north of the country: the events that were taking place in the north (demand for civil rights for the catholic minority which led to the sending of British troops to Northern Ireland and direct administration by Westminster of that part of the kingdom) which inevitably had ... ...

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