Abstract
Many are the criticisms of those who feel that the one-party state in China is inadequate, and many are the calls, especially from abroad, for reform. But would a democratic China―as per a western interpretation—be an improvement? In tackling this question, this paper concentrates on voting procedures: those used in elections and those (which may or may not be the same) used in decision-making. This article first looks at the USSR, Eastern and Central Europe, and then briefly at Africa. Next, it considers what could go wrong if a standard, western, multi-party democracy was to be adopted in China. And finally, it offers a more inclusive polity.
Highlights
With an emphasis on different voting methodologies for both elections and decision-making― for these, after all, are the fundamental building blocks of any democratic structure―this article looks at other relevant jurisdictions of which the author has personal experience, namely: Russia, the Caucasus, the Balkans, and briefly at Africa. Does it turn to China, initially to speculate on what might happen if the adversarial structures of current western practice were to be adopted, and to ask if maybe a more consensual polity could be the wiser course to follow
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This could best be effected by means of a matrix vote, which is based on both a QBS and an Modified Borda Count (MBC)
Summary
Many countries are termed as democratic. In the 1950s and ’60s, in Africa and elsewhere, various colonies gained their independence and enjoy reasonably free elections and fairly stable governments. With an emphasis on different voting methodologies for both elections and decision-making― for these, after all, are the fundamental building blocks of any democratic structure―this article looks at other relevant jurisdictions of which the author has personal experience, namely: Russia, the Caucasus, the Balkans, and briefly at Africa. Does it turn to China, initially to speculate on what might happen if the adversarial structures of current western practice were to be adopted, and to ask if maybe a more consensual polity could be the wiser course to follow
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