Danes have parliamentary government with proportional representation. Their government seems to have more transparency and openness than does ours. Danish citizens seem to do a better job then we do at keeping tract of who is doing what in government. They seem to know what each mp is doing and what each party is doing for whom. They seem willing to work for consensus.
According to one report by the Gallup World Poll Danes are one of the worlds happiest peoples.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Denmark
Before 4500 BC big things were happening among the Ertebolle folk in Denmark. But, by that time, they were also learning new age stuff from the Danubian people.
More recently the World Gallup Poll published that the Danes are some of the happiest people on earth. Very little is rotten in Denmark. Even so, things aren't perfect there. Just as they feel that they are getting things just about right, the world changes and they begin to readjust.
They have become pretty good a readjusting, in part, because of their politics. You might think that, being a small country of seeming homogeneity, politics would be simple. Not so; there is contention. There seems to be a great variety of political vies among these Norsemen and women.
They have a multiparty system of government. It seems usual to see, what we might call and administration, a government made up of from four to six parties. They define a party much as we used to: a defined group of people with somewhat shared views, who can cooperated enough to to support a platform and representatives. Representation is proportional.
Its a parliamentary system. I'm not an authority on the system, but the main idea seems to be that an 'administration' can't govern against a majority in Parliament(Congress).
Some of the things that Danes seem to truly appreciate in their government are:
~ transparency,
~ openness in action and communication,
~ accountability,
~ knowing who is doing what,
~ knowing what each representative and party is doing for whom,
~ proportional representation,
~ consensus building.
We might benefit by learning a bit more about proportional representation.
More recently the World Gallup Poll published that the Danes are some of the happiest people on earth. Very little is rotten in Denmark. Even so, things aren't perfect there. Just as they feel that they are getting things just about right, the world changes and they begin to readjust.
They have become pretty good a readjusting, in part, because of their politics. You might think that, being a small country of seeming homogeneity, politics would be simple. Not so; there is contention. There seems to be a great variety of political vies among these Norsemen and women.
They have a multiparty system of government. It seems usual to see, what we might call and administration, a government made up of from four to six parties. They define a party much as we used to: a defined group of people with somewhat shared views, who can cooperated enough to to support a platform and representatives. Representation is proportional.
Its a parliamentary system. I'm not an authority on the system, but the main idea seems to be that an 'administration' can't govern against a majority in Parliament(Congress).
Some of the things that Danes seem to truly appreciate in their government are:
~ transparency,
~ openness in action and communication,
~ accountability,
~ knowing who is doing what,
~ knowing what each representative and party is doing for whom,
~ proportional representation,
~ consensus building.
We might benefit by learning a bit more about proportional representation.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
The Southernmost Nordic Country
Denmark seems to have been named for the Dan. Who can tell us about them?
The Danes helped Russia and England get started. The were a important influence on the Prussians and the Irish. They traded with the Byzantines and tried to teach the Russians to do likewise.
Like all early histories, theirs is clouded in myth. Those clouds began to part about the time the Romans were losing their republic. The may have gotten a headline or two by kicking the butts of a Legion of Rome's first emperor.Speaking of Danes kicking butt, the Russians and the English were butts of that kicking. They chased some Irishmen around a bit and may have caught a couple of Irish women. They convinced the Prussians to do business.
These days the practice less viking and more democracy. Is there such a thing a a people's kingdom?
Someone associated with the UN is ranking countries on a corruption scale. Recently three countries tied as the least corrupt in the world: New Zealand, Singapore, and Denmark. Of course the US made the list.
The Danes host half a dozen UN organizations and I have heard that one can reach the offices of each of those organizations comfortably by bus or by bike.
The Danes are probably also the greatest economic democracy in the world. It has the highest level of income equality in the world along with high levels of health welfare and education. Great Danes!
The Danes helped Russia and England get started. The were a important influence on the Prussians and the Irish. They traded with the Byzantines and tried to teach the Russians to do likewise.
Like all early histories, theirs is clouded in myth. Those clouds began to part about the time the Romans were losing their republic. The may have gotten a headline or two by kicking the butts of a Legion of Rome's first emperor.Speaking of Danes kicking butt, the Russians and the English were butts of that kicking. They chased some Irishmen around a bit and may have caught a couple of Irish women. They convinced the Prussians to do business.
These days the practice less viking and more democracy. Is there such a thing a a people's kingdom?
Someone associated with the UN is ranking countries on a corruption scale. Recently three countries tied as the least corrupt in the world: New Zealand, Singapore, and Denmark. Of course the US made the list.
The Danes host half a dozen UN organizations and I have heard that one can reach the offices of each of those organizations comfortably by bus or by bike.
The Danes are probably also the greatest economic democracy in the world. It has the highest level of income equality in the world along with high levels of health welfare and education. Great Danes!
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