About Us \  Services & Prices  \  Shopping Cart \  Affiliates  \   Authors Only  \  Contact Us
 

Majority Rule, A Bad Idea?

Fort Lauderdale, March 2005:   “The promotion of majoritarian democracy has been one of the West’s greatest blunders of the 20^th Century.”  This view of a former member of the Zimbabwe Liberation Movement, Dr. Sondlo Leonard Mhlaba, is supported in his new book, Incentive-Based Franchise/A New Model for Global Governance. “Combined with forced integration of formerly separate communities into Western-style states,” the author asserts, “majoritarian democracy and its system of political parties created conditions for much of the political instability and violence seen in so many developing countries.”

To get to his proposal for a new definition and application of democracy, Mhlaba goes back to the basics; to the origins of modern ideas about the purpose of life itself and of government. The result is a fascinating, and some would say controversial, take on Abraham, Jesus, Mohamed, Confucius, and the Bhudda.  From this foundation, the author presents a practical, universal, results-oriented democratic ideal that he calls the Incentive-Based Franchise (IBF) Model.

Dr. W. Andy Knight, Professor of International Relations at the University of Alberta, Canada, and Editor of “Global Governance Journal” writes: “Students and observers of global governance will find this book a most intriguing read and will be drawn to this alternative vision of how the world ought to work.”

WorldBoston’s Executive Director, Brandie Elizabeth Conforti writes: “Perhaps one of Mhlaba’s most salient points is his proposal to reform the United Nations while, at the same time, fostering a performance-based form of democracy.”

Dr. Emma Zevik, Research Associate, Harvard University Asia Center writes:  “Insightful, informative, thought-provoking—Dr. Mhlaba addresses crucial concerns for today’s world with clear and concise writing . . . ”

Copyright 2000 Media Creations Inc.