“Since 1815 The Netherlands has been a constitutional monarchy. Historically for centuries before, it had been the proud republic, a union of provinces. Since 1848, the Netherlands is also a parliamentary democracy. Dutch monarch has no real political power, but serves as representative head of state and a symbolic person uniting the divided parliamentary politics” (Amsterdam.info, n.d.).
Hence, the premise of this Module 3 Session-Long-Project (SLP) assignment will centralize itself around certain aspects of both the political and legislative/regulatory systems of the Netherlands. With emphasis on the characteristics of these two systems in order to determine, whether or not such traits are instrumental in practicing business in the Netherlands. Additionally, this essay will scrutinize the level of corruption in this country and the ramifications it has on business performance. Let us, commence by examining matters regarding the political system of the Netherlands.
Political System During my research of this subject, I stumbled upon a website entitled: hollandtradeandinvest.com. The website characterizes the Dutch government as a parliamentary democracy that is effective, stimulating, and stable. According to the website, it classified several U.S. companies sustaining their operations within this country such as: Reebok, Abbott Laboratories, Cisco Systems, and Boeing. Additionally, several thousand of other foreign corporations occupy the Netherlands as well.
In the 17th century, the Dutch Republic experienced a Golden Age and was able to maintain security, unity, and prosperity in its society and economy. The nation was considered a leading power, especially in trade and ideas, within Europe. However, it was not long before circumstances changed and the state face many problems establishing peace and agreement. By the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th centuries, there had been a significant change in the Dutch Republic’s power, for multiple factors and reasons. From 1650 to 1713, not only external factors such as European intervention and British trading competition, but also internal division damaged the Dutch Republic and challenged its authority as a
In the United States of America, the political party system is pivotal to the function of our nation. The political party system in our society today is separated between the Democrats and the Republicans. Although political parties do possess uncertainties their advantages outweigh their drawbacks in America. The United States of America is made up of two basic political parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. A political party is a group of individuals who share similar interest and they work together with one another to construct and execute policies. The Democratic Party was established in 1828, by Andrew Jackson. The Democratic Party was created based on a belief in an unyielding government and an advocacy of social and
The Netherlands government based on the parliamentary government and the principles of ministerial responsibility. “The national government comprises three main instiutions: the Monarch, the Council of Ministers, and the States General” (State, n.d.). The Monarch is the head of state. The Queen has the power to appoint formateur and then will form the Council Ministers after the elections. Council Ministers implement the planed
The political system used within Australia should be that of an aristocracy. This is superior to that of the democratic society we live. Today I shall be discussing what an aristocracy is and why it is superior to other political systems. Some issues being addressed are the values of equality, despite the classes within an aristocracy and the rights for the upper class or rulers of their society to be just and uphold the idea of society as a whole opposed to that of a democracy where individuals are favoured. This is followed by the cons of the other political systems and lastly the military and defence, which is presented in an aristocratic society.
The 2016 elections are underway and citizens are wondering: why is there a Democratic and Republican party? What caused them to split up? Political parties are people who make an alliance with other people so, they can work together to win elections and have a say in the government. This is important to know because when you grow up and be able to vote you need to know the difference between democratic and republican.
During the seventeenth century Europe witnessed two prominent forms of government, an absolutist and a limited/constitutional. Both governments were constructed through several key figures that were in control of the countries, some more stable than others. Although these key figures tried to dominate the government under absolute authority their control was still limited. Absolutists monarchies were trying to be established all over the country, unfortunately many of them failed due to various factors. Throughout the seventeenth century Europe rulers have tried to maintain an absolutist monarchy however society still found some holes in their power, which limited the ruler’s control.
One of the most important developments in American history is the formation of the two party system. Since Jefferson and Hamilton fought for the support of the nation, American politics has been characterized by the battle between two ideologies. The split between Americans began with the Federalist and Democratic-Republican parties. The Federalists, led by Hamilton, believed in a national bank, high tariffs, good relations with Britain, and were strong proponents of northern business. The Democratic-Republicans, led by Jefferson and Madison, were against a national bank, favored relations with the French revolutionaries, desired an economy based on southern agriculture, and championed states rights. The differences between the two parties
Monarchy A monarchy is a form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a single person. Monarchy comes from the Greek terms monos and arkhein. It is a form of in which the people are led by a king, usually with the help of a council of advisors. He takes power legally and his sovereignty hereditary. The ruler is empowered to remain in power for life. One citystate whose government was a monarchy was the city-state of Corinth. Aristocracy
Laws affect how citizens live and work within businesses there are Laws and regulations that all businesses have to follow so each citizen gets treated equally and there are laws to protect them. To protect businesses and to protect all citizens involved in a business there are certain laws that have been put into place, without these laws businesses will not succeed this is why politics is so important to business, this essay will define Democracy and explain the relevance to business, different types of democracy with the definition and a country, state or town that’s government use the type of political ideology and also how it affected society in the past compared to the present.
During the nineteenth century, the United States was undergoing a series of changes that would greatly impact the way society viewed and dealt with politics. Two factors of this change involved the development of internal improvements such as the Erie Canal and the way influential politicians like Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay responded to them. Carol Sherriff explores the former factor in her book The Artificial River: The Erie Canal and the Paradox of Progress, 1817-1862. She discusses how the Erie brought about conflicting changes in the economics, politics, and society of New York and the different reactions to these changes and looks at how the Erie affected the daily lives of the Americans living along it and how they envisioned progress. Harry Watson examines another part of the change by looking at the men describing their political ideas in Andrew Jackson vs. Henry Clay: Democracy and Development in Antebellum America by discussing their ideologies and how they thought democracy and development related to one another.
“The two-party system has been an American political fixture virtually from the very beginning of our political life.” Although many different political parties have been created since the beginning of our nation’s political inception/career/life, ultimately every individual party (has strong ideological ties to) can be categorized as either a democratic party or a republican party. After the presidency of George Washington, two distinct political sides began to form. One side viewed slavery as a wrong practice; thought government should be limited and opposed the creations of a national bank. The other side viewed slavery as an acceptable practice, thought large government control was required, and promoted the formation of a national
The constitutional monarchy means Australia a non-political Head of State, this would change if a republic model was adopted. Queen Elizabeth, as well as other past monarchs, have not had a political role in the governance of the country. The introduction of an elected Head of State would mean that Australia would have to have a Head of State who plays a political role, which is considered by many to be negative, because traditionally only members of parliament have played political roles in Australia’s governance.
Outlined in this paper is a definition of the role and functions of Law in business and society. Without laws within a society to regulate the behavior of its people, there would be chaos and ineffectiveness. This paper has also provided how the
In both developed and underdeveloped economies, there is a need to put regulations which ensure that profits are not abnormally earned at the expense of the innocent clients. It is therefore the mandate of the territorial authorities to put in place measures that introduce checks and balances in all trades. The respective companies or business must also follow the same suit lest they find themselves in the crossroads of law. However,
Madani D., Licetti M. (2010). Business regulation, reform and corruption. The World Bank, PREM notes, number 155.