The State Franchise. Competitive Democracy

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Introduction

Competitive Democracy

On Competition

General Manager and President

Government

Parliament

Evolution of Political Parties

Voting System

Competition

Demography and Pension Reform

Favorable Psychological Environment

Freedom Index

Equality

Decriminalization of Public Administration

Inertia, Individuality, and the Evolution of Governance

Banking System

Judicial System

Law Enforcement System

Correctional System

Internal Currency Exchange Rate and Average Income Level

Antimonopoly Service

Medicine

Government services

Education

Protection of Children

Army

National Social Privileges Fund

International Asset Fund

Use of Natural Resources and Minerals

Without State Capitalism

Federalism

Expanded Patriotism

Space

Foreign Policy

Visa Openness

Migration Policy

Quality of Products, Technology, and Export

Ecology, Waste, and Packaging

Conclusion

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Modern states are competing entities with spontaneously developed conservative foundations. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a democracy or a totalitarian regime – every observed system possesses significant potential for development and, consequently, for more successful competition. The business world has long proven that success in a competitive environment requires an effective and appealing franchise – one that is attractive both to entrepreneurs and to consumers. Why fight those who can be rallied under your own banner? The United States, under the guise of its ideals, was essentially the first to successfully promote the franchise it had created – a franchise that today reveals many weaknesses and has lost much of its former appeal, both to the ruling elites and businesses, as well as to the populations of other countries.

Currently, in the absence of any truly capable competing systems, the European Union stands out as the most attractive model, with several countries awaiting membership. However, the EU is also showing increasing signs of degradation and lagging behind in many areas – even compared to China, which is on its way to an inevitable decline – justifying its stagnation by claiming that nothing better has yet been invented. This work challenges that claim directly.

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The powers of the President, while seemingly more modest, will include crucial responsibilities: ensuring the integrity and transparency of the competition for the General Manager and other leadership roles, maintaining the independence of the judiciary and audit systems, and conducting weekly public sessions to receive performance reports from the General Manager. Other duties will be detailed in the relevant sections.

At this point, it’s worth highlighting a serious flaw shared by most current governmental «franchises»: the unacceptably low compensation of heads of state compared to CEOs of global companies. The salaries of top corporate managers are dictated by natural economic forces. If a manager is not paid what may seem like an astronomical sum, he will almost inevitably resort to corruption to take care of himself – and the damage from such corruption would far exceed the amount saved on his salary. That’s why these «huge» salaries are justified and approved by shareholders. There are no «honest» people – only systems that eliminate the possibility of corruption.

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