Open Democracy: Ending the Scourge of the Lobby Industry
If the politicians, however, don't have the final say on the big issues, guess what?
One of the biggest challenges for modern democracies is how to limit the influence of lobby industry, which amounts to nothing less than state capture.
The World Bank defines state capture as “the exercise of power by private actors — through control over resources, threat of violence, or other forms of influence — to shape policies or implementation in service of their narrow interests.
Under state capture, policymaking doesn’t work the way most people believe it does, and neither do elections. Under state capture, the rule-making machinery itself is the prize, including the ability to define what constitutes corrupt or illicit behaviour in the first place.
Have your say and help make open democracy a reality ...
Elected officials should refer all major political issues, particular those pushed or promoted by the lobbyists, to the people through open democracy and defer making decisions until there is a clear majority one way or the other? (Agree/Disagree)
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About PByT Surveys & Open Democracy
The PByT surveys represent a rolling snapshot of global sentiment from real people whose identity has been verified. The results can be analyzed in a variety of ways to get a better understanding of key issues utilizing Bayesian statistics - a mathematical concept that updates beliefs in light of new data or evidence.
As a result, these surveys have the potential to be the most definitive resources on some of the most critically important issues of modern times and serve as the basis for the idea of "open democracy."
Have your say and help shape the interconnected world of tomorrow based on trust, mutual-aid and cooperation.
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