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Bolivarian Socialism under Hugo Chávez dramatically raised the living standards and expanded the political rights of ordinary Venezuelans.
After decades of war and embargo, Vietnam has dramatically raised its people’s living standards while still fighting for socialism.
Little is widely known about East Germany in the west, beyond the Berlin Wall and the Stasi, and yet many Germans long for what life was like when it was around. How do we explain that?
Economic democracy is a key prerequisite of political democracy. Unless resources and capacities are widely distributed, we’ll continue to see public life dominated by the few, with policy and law custom-built for elites.
Welcome to Lesson 1 of Deepening Democracy by David Moscrop
To begin we must understand the idea of democracy itself, the way we think of it, why that way is insufficient to preserve it, and how we may think of it differently.
For most folks, democracy in Canada is thus reduced to elections every few years. But it could be so much more. Participatory budgeting and citizens’ assemblies could enrich our public life and strengthen democracy.
The case for two reforms to our voting process that would strengthen democracy in Canada at the ballot box and beyond.