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Corporatism is a political system of interest representation and policymaking whereby corporate groups, such as agricultural, labour, military, business, scientific, or guild associations, come together on and negotiate contracts or policy ( collective bargaining) on the basis of their common interests. [ 1][ 2][ 3] The term is derived from the ...
Ansell and Gash (2008) define collaborative governance as follows: [ 7] 'A governing arrangement where one or more public agencies directly engage non-state stakeholders in a collective decision-making process that is formal, consensus-oriented, and deliberative and that aims to make or implement public policy or manage public programs or assets'.
The International Labour Organization ( ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice by setting international labour standards. [ 1] Founded in October 1919 under the League of Nations, it is one of the first and oldest specialized agencies of the UN. The ILO has 187 member states: 186 out of 193 UN ...
Basic forms of government. Representative democracy (also called electoral democracy or indirect democracy) is a type of democracy where representatives are elected by the public. [ 1] Nearly all modern Western-style democracies function as some type of representative democracy: for example, the United Kingdom (a unitary parliamentary ...
v. t. e. A military junta ( / ˈhʊntə, ˈdʒʌntə / ⓘ) is a government led by a committee of military leaders. The term junta means "meeting" or "committee" and originated in the national and local junta organized by the Spanish resistance to Napoleon's invasion of Spain in 1808. [ 1] The term is now used to refer to an authoritarian form ...
According to the UN, an NGO is a private, not-for-profit organization which is independent of government control and is not merely an opposition political party. [ 65] The rapid development of the non-governmental sector occurred in Western countries as a result of the restructuring of the welfare state.
Politics portal. v. t. e. A parliamentary democracy is a form of government where the head of government (chief executive) derives their democratic legitimacy from their ability to command the support ("confidence") of a majority of the legislature, to which they are held accountable. This head of government is usually, but not always, distinct ...
Social and collective choice. Politics portal Economics portal. v. t. e. Proportional representation ( PR) refers to any type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. [ 1] The concept applies mainly to political divisions ( political parties) among voters.