I was thinking today about places and periods in which a government was highly effective and well regarded by its populationso post here when a government (local, state, national et al) is effective, responsive, courageous and/or respected.
6/1/2010 7:03:53 PM
I can think of examples of the past, but good luck finding one in today's world
6/1/2010 7:09:25 PM
Phantom Menace
6/1/2010 7:18:25 PM
-The Conch Republic, Key West, Fl.
6/1/2010 7:26:25 PM
If we're going to take this seriously, I'm going to say Switzerland.If we're going the TWW route:
6/1/2010 7:30:50 PM
North Carolina municipalities do extremely well getting AAA bond ratings which saves tax payers on interest. I may add more to this thread as I see it happen, but I collected a few posts from other threads in chit chat & the soap box that touch on the issue of government effectiveness.I'll start off by admitting that alot of things about government are less than ideal, especially during a weak economy, but I think there are some points to be made in defense of government. I'd also point out the government agencies can have the multiple and opposing stakeholders problem. -------------------
6/1/2010 7:57:50 PM
Not the US
6/1/2010 8:01:39 PM
6/1/2010 8:32:24 PM
yeah, no, wait, she was elected.
6/1/2010 10:04:00 PM
by "not elected," he means "she didn't gain the majority vote"
6/1/2010 10:05:23 PM
6/2/2010 4:02:02 AM
i just listed those few criteria as examples. it was a loaded question intentionally, as i'm interested in more than just the modern american democratic government as well. if 3rd century southern indian tribal government did a kickass job, tell me about it. what's important to one people can certainly be different than another people so i wanted to keep it open-ended. maybe the closest you can get to measuring good governance is how well it is received by the people it serves, so i guess start there]
6/2/2010 7:38:54 AM
The United States of America from 2000 to 2008.
6/2/2010 8:30:05 AM
How do we measure effictive governance? General Happiness of the Population (2005)http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/lif_hap_lev_ver_hap-lifestyle-happiness-level-very-happyEcological Footprint/Sustainability (2006)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_ecological_footprintGross Domestic Product Per Capita (2009)http://www.photius.com/rankings/economy/gdp_per_capita_2009_0.htmlPerception of corruption (2005)http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/gov_cor-government-corruption
6/2/2010 9:16:30 AM
6/2/2010 10:47:44 AM
I think this state would have been in much better shape had we elected Pat=/=Bev wasn't elected
6/2/2010 12:20:20 PM
she was elected(and I voted for the other guy)
6/2/2010 12:23:08 PM
6/2/2010 3:45:18 PM
6/2/2010 5:37:46 PM
well you got any suggestions on how to grade them then?
6/2/2010 5:50:50 PM
sure, OP
6/2/2010 11:40:14 PM
Effectiveness is a hard thing to gauge, but I'm sure that the most well regarded governments were the ones closest to home. The more local a government is, the more in line it is with most people's values. That's not to say that "most people's" values are necessarily the best values. It's just that when you have a single body making laws for a huge area, there's going to be a lot of criticism launched.
6/3/2010 1:06:34 AM
6/3/2010 8:00:45 AM
Congress should meet like two or three times a year and that's it.
6/3/2010 9:57:32 AM