Institutions Alter Incentives and Executive Power Everywhere
In light of recent events in the United States and abroad, the reading was particularly applicable. Put simply, institutions often play a significant role in determining the scope and nature of executive power, as well as who eventually gets to…
Analyzing Stability With Rawlsian and Nozickian Theories
Image retrieved from: http://imgur.com/gallery/mzuG8 Perhaps the most stereotypical example of a popular uprising or protest stems from income inequality and the perceived injustice therein. Motivated by either poverty or poor prospects for upward mobility amid economic growth, the lower and…
Political Institutions Matter While Determining Strength of Democracy
Though the development of mankind has historically trended towards egalitarianism and political democracy, periods of turmoil are often marked by dramatic increases of executive power and, in dire circumstances, regressions to authoritarianism. Such a phenomenon can be observed throughout Latin…