What makes political authority different from other kinds of authority such as parental authority‚ medical authority‚ or ecclesiastical authority? Parental‚ medical‚ and ecclesiastical authorities have limits on which they are authoritative over. With authority in general there is this thing of ought‚ we do it because it is something we ought to do. Political authority has this obligation. Political Authority and Parental can force you to do something while as the others can not. Parental has
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social and economic needs enumerated above can be satisfied by any government without adequate revenue. It is based on this fact that there was the need for the government to levy taxes on the income of the legible citizenry. The Ghana Revenue Authority (Domestic Tax Revenue Division) is charged with that utmost responsibility of levying and collecting taxes on the incomes of individuals such as the Employed and Self-employed‚ (Income Tax)‚ corporate bodies (Corporation Tax)‚ Capital Gains (Capital
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26 February 2014 Assignment #1 Word Count: 360 Rule. The crises of stability in society‚ authority by rulers and legitimacy by governments have through history inspired the exploration of power‚ authority and legitimacy. [Spragen‚ 1997‚20]. These concepts are explored through the perspectives of Niccolo Machiavelli who provides insight on power‚ John Locke who states the manner in which authority( the right to rule) is established‚ Thomas Hobbes‚ who shares the means in which authority’s maintained
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typically based upon one’s gender‚ race‚ class‚ and ethnicity. The relationship that people establish with those around them play a major role in the access to resources that may be needed. In Michael Madison Walker’s article‚ “Negotiating Land and Authority in Central Mozambique” he discusses how social ties amongst citizens’ and gender influence property rights. According to Walker’s article‚ “Social relations underpin property rights‚ signifying who can claim a right to what‚ and under what
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Authority‚ legitimacy and power are among the key elements of any political system. Therefore‚ they have been topics of much debate across the ages with various schools of thought contributing to political science thus shaping the discipline into the structure we know today. The first of the three elements‚ authority‚ can be defined as the right to issue a command (Stirk and Weigall‚ 1995:39). However‚ the command that is issued must be issued with some sense of justice in order to ensure its legitimacy
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successful was Henry VII in dealing with the challenges to his royal authority in the years 1485 to 1509? (24 marks) To some extent Henry VII was successful in dealing with the challenges to his royal authority in the years 1485 to 1509. However‚ there were also limitations to this success. This essay will evaluate Henry’s actions‚ meaning that a conclusion can be drawn on how effective they in fact were. One challenge to Henry’s royal authority during the years of 1485 to 1509 was the Lambert Simnel Rebellion
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COLLECTION IN LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN WESTERN PROVINCE A CASE STUDY OF KAKAMEGA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL BY GERISHOM WAFULA MANASE REG. NO. MBA (DL) 112/10186 (ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE) A Research Project proposal submitted to Mount Kenya University in partial fulfillment of requirement for the degree of Masters in Business Administration‚ Accounting and Finance June 2012 ABSTRACT This study will explore the issue of lack of adequate revenue collection in local authorities Western Province;
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arena. We thus find there three key elements authority‚ legitimacy and power exist within the formalisation of theory. The idea of authority is central to any political order. (Stirk and Weigall‚ 1995:39)Authority in essence can be defined as the right to issue on command and‚ because the command is rightfully issued‚ citizens are under an obligation to obey. (Stirk and Weigall‚ 1995:39). Central to this tenet of authority is the idea that authority must have justice. This keys the question‚ what
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TYPES OF LEGITIMATE AUTHORITIES IDENTIFIED BY MAX WEBER. Max Weber‚ a sociological and philosophical worker defined authority as the chance of commands being obeyed by a specifiable group of people‚ and legitimate authority as that which is recognized as justified by both the ruler and the ruled. He further identified three typesof legitimate authority; Rational-legitimate authority‚ Traditional authority‚ and finally the charismatic authority. RATIONAL-LEGITIMATE AUTHORITY: It is that form
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Asia Pacific School of Economics and Government DISCUSSION PAPERS POLICY AND GOVERNANCE S ervice exports from a small city-state: The case of Port of Singapore Authority Jayarethanam Sinniah Pillai 05-20 Asia Pacific School of Economics and Government THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY http://apseg.anu.edu.au © Jayarethanam Sinniah Pillai 2005 The Policy and Governance Program at the Asia Pacific School of Economics and Government publishes a series of Discussion Papers on a range
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