09-02-2004, 05:19 AM
Quote:. . . smaller parties, who are incapable of getting a majority in a constituency, get some seats in parliament, thus usually leading to coalition governments, where different points of view have to be reconciled.
And if you have enugh parties, no one can get things done without even more compromise than it takes to get in a bicameral system.
On the bright side, rapid change is often prevented, and a more gradual pace is undertaken.
Down side: difficult to get change at all.
Half empty, half full?
Works better, in my opinion, in countries that already have reasonably strong cultural identities than in chaotic and diverse nations.
My due lire
Occhi
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete