Comments on: Income Inequality Growing in India http://www.planetd.org/2007/06/22/income-inequality-in-india/ Critiquing the Politics, Policy & Practice of Development Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:24:49 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mr. King http://www.planetd.org/2007/06/22/income-inequality-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-133007 Mr. King Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:37:39 +0000 http://www.planetd.org/2007/06/22/income-inequality-in-india/#comment-133007 Do we need a Referendum For A New Democracy? Are you concerned about the future of democracy? Do you feel democracy is under attack by extreme greed in countries around the world? Are you sick and tired of: living in fear, corporate greed, growing police state, government for the rich, working more but having less? Can we use both elections and random selection (in the way we select government officials) to rid democracy of undue influence by extreme wealth and wealth-dominated mass media campaigns? The world's first democracy (Athenian democracy, 600 B.C.) used both elections and random selection. Even Aristotle (the cofounder of Western thought) promoted the use random selection as the best way to protect democracy. The idea of randomly selecting (after screening) juries remains from Athenian democracy, but not randomly selecting (after screening) government officials. Why is it used only for individual justice and not also for social justice? Who wins from that? ...the extremely wealthy? What is the best way to combine elections and random selection to protect democracy in today's world? Can we use elections as the way to screen candidates, and random selection as the way to do the final selection? Who wins from that? ...the people? Do we need a Referendum For A New Democracy?

Are you concerned about the future of democracy? Do you feel democracy is under attack by extreme greed in countries around the world? Are you sick and tired of: living in fear, corporate greed, growing police state, government for the rich, working more but having less?

Can we use both elections and random selection (in the way we select government officials) to rid democracy of undue influence by extreme wealth and wealth-dominated mass media campaigns?

The world’s first democracy (Athenian democracy, 600 B.C.) used both elections and random selection. Even Aristotle (the cofounder of Western thought) promoted the use random selection as the best way to protect democracy. The idea of randomly selecting (after screening) juries remains from Athenian democracy, but not randomly selecting (after screening) government officials. Why is it used only for individual justice and not also for social justice? Who wins from that? …the extremely wealthy?

What is the best way to combine elections and random selection to protect democracy in today’s world? Can we use elections as the way to screen candidates, and random selection as the way to do the final selection? Who wins from that? …the people?

]]> By: InsiderThings » Blog Archive » How can India stem the current tide of rising income inequality? http://www.planetd.org/2007/06/22/income-inequality-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-118058 InsiderThings » Blog Archive » How can India stem the current tide of rising income inequality? Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:03:02 +0000 http://www.planetd.org/2007/06/22/income-inequality-in-india/#comment-118058 [...] http://www.planetd.org/2007/06/22/income-inequality-in-india/ http://www.planetd.org/2007/08/08/income-inequality-in-asia-growing/ [...] [...] http://www.planetd.org/2007/06/22/income-inequality-in-india/ http://www.planetd.org/2007/08/08/income-inequality-in-asia-growing/ [...]

]]> By: balakrushna padhi http://www.planetd.org/2007/06/22/income-inequality-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-117611 balakrushna padhi Sat, 24 Jan 2009 10:48:42 +0000 http://www.planetd.org/2007/06/22/income-inequality-in-india/#comment-117611 as due to the problem of the inequality in india ,it creates a distabilising effect in the economy and hamper the rate of economic growth and by which basically the poor people of the third world countrys are suffered , the inequality rate should be reduced so that the countries can achieve it desirable goal. as due to the problem of the inequality in india ,it creates a distabilising effect in the economy and hamper the rate of economic growth and by which basically the poor people of the third world countrys are suffered , the inequality rate should be reduced so that the countries can achieve it desirable goal.

]]> By: Stephen Donahoe http://www.planetd.org/2007/06/22/income-inequality-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-115149 Stephen Donahoe Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:54:49 +0000 http://www.planetd.org/2007/06/22/income-inequality-in-india/#comment-115149 Hi, Great post! Although it is very sad to know that the income inequality is getting bigger. I linked this post on my blog. Check it out at www.sustainablegood.org. Thanks! Stephen Hi, Great post! Although it is very sad to know that the income inequality is getting bigger. I linked this post on my blog. Check it out at http://www.sustainablegood.org. Thanks!

Stephen

]]> By: The Indian Economy Blog » Income Inequality In India: Growth, Health And Development http://www.planetd.org/2007/06/22/income-inequality-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-84000 The Indian Economy Blog » Income Inequality In India: Growth, Health And Development Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:58:47 +0000 http://www.planetd.org/2007/06/22/income-inequality-in-india/#comment-84000 [...] An earlier version of this post appeared here. [...] [...] An earlier version of this post appeared here. [...]

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