Friday, June 25, 2004
tangle of public and private interests with few effective rules
at last! ---From The Age yesterday
"The NGO phenomenon, if taken too far, constitutes a challenge to
representative systems and traditional political accountability," Johns and ....argue "The collection of all possible NGOs does not constitute
public opinion."
The result is a form of government much different to a generation ago, and a
tangle of public and private interests with few effective rules of
accountability. It is time there were.
Gregory Hywood is a former editor-in-chief of The Age.
the next step forward means knowing where the distraction towards the precipice occurred
at last! ---From The Age yesterday
"The NGO phenomenon, if taken too far, constitutes a challenge to
representative systems and traditional political accountability," Johns and ....argue "The collection of all possible NGOs does not constitute
public opinion."
The result is a form of government much different to a generation ago, and a
tangle of public and private interests with few effective rules of
accountability. It is time there were.
Gregory Hywood is a former editor-in-chief of The Age.
the next step forward means knowing where the distraction towards the precipice occurred
