Reasons Behind My Choice of Country, Zimbabwe
Many consider Zimbabwe as a poor and undeveloped country. I was one of the many who had the same bias on Zimbabwe before the research. After having a deeper understanding and a closer look on the inner view of Zimbabwe, I now think that Zimbabwe is the land of opportunities and hope. Although Zimbabwe is not yet global, many positive changes are happening to Zimbabwe to develop the country. I believe that Samsung should expand business and move my family to Zimbabwe because of the fair and effective type of government, the rapidly growing business field, and the freedom of religion in Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe's Semi-presidential system creates an effective system of checks and balances by having the prime minister and the president elected separately, often from rival parties. Semi-presidential system of government provides cover for the president, provides the ability to remove an unpopular prime minister, and remain stable on the president because of fixed terms (Semi). The type of government of the United States is a representational democracy, based upon the organization of the government into three branches, the executive, law, and judicial. US has no prime minister but has one president to represent the country as well as state governors and leaders to represent the individual state. The type of government in the US focuses on the citizen's voices and let the citizen's idea to be heard. Representative democracy can sometimes be hard to follow because it is hard and tough to listen to everyone's ideas and consider everyone's thoughts. I believe that Zimbabwe's type of government can reduce the minor/major issues with each state and the country itself because there is a prime minister an...
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...and furious work environments (Snyder). Zimbabwe's field of business is not yet developed but it provides business owners for greater success in the future and a variety of business ideas. Compared to the US, Zimbabwe has more opportunities to grow big and global.
I believe that Zimbabwe is the best decision for the choice of country because Zimbabwe offers a safe religious life where God's concerns are discussed religiously and taken seriously. US doesn't offer a safe religious life for religious followers when the number of people supporting the idea of same-sex couples are growing. Zimbabwe's field of business is not yet large but is growing slowly. Successes are easy in Zimbabwe, compared to USA's field of business where small businesses are crushed down by the gigantic, rich businesses. Zimbabwe also has an effective system of government that I am very fond of.
The way that a country is controlled by the government depends on the relationship between the legislative and executive authority. Most democratic nations, today, generally use one of two governmental systems, either a parliamentary system or a presidential system. Today most of Europe prefers to use a parliamentary system, whereas the presidential form of government is preferred in places such as South Korea, South America and the United States. The differences between these two governmental systems are not obvious at first, but there are some key differences. However, neither one of them is necessarily superior to the other.
... labour being something that largely available within traditional black families, they now have two major production factors that can help in the production of goods (if only food crops) to improve their livelihood. The present economic stalemate in Zimbabwe is meant to discredit Mugabe. It is intended to continue the racist doctrine that blacks are stupid, that when the whites owned the lands they could boost the economy but with lands coming into the possession of blacks they are unable to produce.
“ The successful establishment of democratic government in divided societies requires two key elements: power sharing and group autonomy”(Lijphart, 2004). Country X is a society divided not only ethnically but religiously making the creation of a long standing or stable democratic state difficult, but not impossible. As the quote from Lijphart above states, power sharing and group autonomy are two elements which need to be emphasized in order to develop a stable state. For power sharing and group autonomy to be implemented Country X must have a democratic presidential system. A presidential system is necessary because it allows for equal representation in the legislature, a balanced system of regulation, and fair laws to be implemented. All of these aspects will create a society which has power sharing and group autonomy. For Country X to be a stable democracy a presidential system is the correct institution.
Each type of government holds different views as to the role the leaders and citizens should perform in their country .Different types of government include, oligarchy where the government is run by the best leaders, Tyranny, where they believe those in power should have complete control over its people. In the United States of America, we believe in democracy, rule by the majority. The main problem with our type of government is maintaining it. Our government and its citizens have lost sight of their roles and responsibilities, in government.
Firstly there is the presidential system. There are many characteristics to a presidential system. The first main part of a presidential system is how the executive is elected. The executive is a president who is elected to a fixed term. Also a president is not only head of state, but is head of government. The president is the sole executive of the government. Even though there is a cabinet in a presidential system it does not have the power it does in a parliamentary system. The cabinet is chosen by the president instead of chosen by the parliament. A president has to follow a constitution rather than following history. The president actually has a large part in the government’s decisions. A big advantage to political scientists of the presidential system is that there is a separation of powers. The legislative branch being separate from the executive branch lets one another keep checks and balances on each other. This assures that no one branch will take over or attempt to take over the government. Another advantage of a presidential system is that the population elects the chief executive and the legislative branch. By winning a popular vote shows that most of a country is backing the executive which does not seem to cause revolution. The president can not dissolve an assembly as one can in a parliamentary system. Also in a presidential system there is the judicial branch, which is the court system. The judicial branch is important because it helps uphold the constitution. One of the last advantages of a presidential system is that there is more stability because a president is elected to a fixed term, where as in a parliamentary system a prime minister can be ousted at any time. A presidential system is not perfect, but it has it’s high and low points.
In recent time Malawi has achieved steady economic growth. Malawi is still a very impoverished country, but many are optimistic about the future of
Transition: Ethiopia has a proud heritage and country. You learn lot when you research a foreign country if you want to live there.
Several decades ago, Zimbabwe was a country with good prospects, being the most rapidly developing African country. Nevertheless, few countries in Africa managed to continue prospering in XXI century, but Zimbabwe did not. Zimbabwean economy lies at the bottom of GDP ratings, faced one of the largest rates of hyperinflation in common history and does not develop due to corrupt administration and insufficient policy. Moreover, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is responsible for printing money for government spending while Zimbabwean people are dying as a cause of famine, venereal diseases and poverty. To solve mentioned problems, Zimbabwe accepts aids from other countries, but according to statistics, aids cause negative effect on country’s political situation. This paper will briefly explore historical background of Zimbabwe, will evaluate governmental programs and accommodate statistics on current situation in the State.
Every country differs in their preference of political system to govern their countries. For democratic countries, two possible choices of governing are the presidential system and the parliamentary system. Since both the presidential and the parliamentary systems have their own strengths and weaknesses, many scholars have examined these two forms of government, and debate on which political system is more successful in governance. In this paper, I will first provide a detailed analysis of both the parliamentary and the presidential system. I will also evaluate each system’s strengths and weaknesses, addressing any differences as well as any commonalities. Finally, I will conclude by using historical examples to analyze and support the presidential system, which would be a more desirable system for a democratic government.
Have you ever heard of Botswana? Well, it is a country in Africa. Most people have never heard of Botswana, just like most people do not know that Egypt is in Africa. Pretty interesting? I, myself, had never heard of Botswana until I was selected to spend six weeks on a missionary internship there. I also did not know that Egypt was in Africa until recently. I would not give up my experience in Botswana away for the world. That is not what I am here to tell you about, though. I would love to tell you all about the mission trip and my plans for going back for a two year stay; however, I would like to inform you about the country of Botswana. I would like to begin by telling you where Botswana is. We will then look at this country under South African rule, compared to the independent government of Botswana that now exists. I would also like to have you look at the people and their culture to sho3w you what kind of people they are, and how simply they live and still get along quite well. I hope you enjoy this informational page of a country that many people have never heard about, and maybe it will inspire you to at least make a visit to see if I am telling the truth.
Angola has one of a fastest growing economy in the world and annual average GDP growth is 11.1%. However, they still have a higher rate of poverty and not many people are educated well enough. Since 2002, angola have been working hard to fix and improve ravaged infrastructure and damaged social and political institutions ( provides residential care for people with special needs). Now, Angola is ranked 102 in global peace index. (http://www.visionofhumanity.org/#page/indexes/global-peace-index/2013/AGO,MWI,ZMB/OVER) In recent years, income disparity has spread in Malawi due to the economic growth which results an increase in extreme poverty like Angola. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Malawi) From these, many serious crimes are happening in Malawi and also Angola, such as robbery, carjacking, violent crimes and they are occurring routinely. For example, large-scale demonstrations by civil society happened in July 2011 because of the fuel shortage due to shortage of foreign currency and it became the situation to issue 20 people dead. Not just these problems that I listed, there are more human rights that are violated in Malawi. Malawi is ranked 74 in global peace index. (http://www.vis...
This article which I have chosen to read, is about a ruined city of southeast Zimbabwe south of Harare. Great Zimbabwe is an ancient city on the plateau in sub-Saharan Africa. Great Zimbabwe was supposedly a city that controlled much trade and culture of southern Africa during the 12th and 17th centuries because it was stationed on the shortest route between the northern gold fields, and the Indian Ocean. Archaeologists believed that this masterful stonework was built somewhere around 1100 and 1600 A.D.
Poverty and hunger in Zimbabwe have increased in the past years. Most fear that this may problem will only magnify as time goes by. In a Zimbabwean city, a reporter reveals that some of the Zimbabweans are relying only on porridge. The reporter also stated that some children are no longer going to school due to the hunger they are suffering. Not only is hunger a very nation wide prevailing issue another horrendous problem is poverty.
According to Linz (1990), he called “The perils of presidentialism” focuses mainly on the general problem of presidential system rather than focusing on its specific sub-type like semi presidential systems. He argues, “The superior historical performance of parliamentary democracies is not accident” (Linz 1990:258). He also said that from the performance of both government systems one can conclude that parliamentary system of government performs better and accomplishes a stable democracy rather, presidential systems, especially in deeply divided societies. (Linz
Democracies are often classified according to the form of government that they have, which are Parliamentary, Presidential, and Semi-Presidential systems. In Presidential systems there is a division of powers, such as Judicial, Legislative, and Executive. These three powers or branches are dependent on each other. The President in a Presidential system is the Head of State and also the Head of Government. Some advantages of a Presidential system would be constancy and strength. A set term presidency is more stable than a prime minister who can be dismissed at any time. A prime minister is only in office for as long as he has the support of his own party, he can be dismissed without reference to the voters. Another advantage would be direct consent where in a Presidential system; the president is often elected directly by the people. A major disadvantage to Presidential systems would be that the separation of powers in the presidential form of governance shows an incomplete level of responsibility and the legislature and executive branches end up blaming each other. An example of a Presidential system is the United States along with most of Latin America, many African countries, and some Asian countries.