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PEIOI's avatar

Interesting. This area of inquiry is what I discuss in my Competition vs. Democracy article. Its really about the "independence" of governing agencies and the political business cycle.

How does Lisa answer her own questions: "What kind of power needs checking, and what kinds of power do we want governments to exercise?"

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Here's a recent article by her. https://www.bostonreview.net/forum/the-dead-end-of-checks-and-balances/ I think she'd be in favor of checking corporate/monied/minority power and advocates for a government that's more social democratic.

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PEIOI's avatar

Did you see the historical sources I posted?

In the spirit of Lisa, what is social democracy? Social democratic parties implemented neoliberal reforms. How do you stop that?

Also, social democracy is radically contradictory because its a mixed system. That creates even more problems for governance.

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