Compare and Contrast American-Style Pluralism with European-Style Corporatism

question 34

Essay

Compare and contrast American-style pluralism with European-style corporatism. How does each system deal with the problem of obtaining inputs from the public into the policy-making process? What are the benefits of each approach to governance? What are the costs to each system?

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Definitions:

Statutory Assignment

The transfer of rights or interests in a particular matter as established by statute or legislative action.

Equitable Assignment

A method by which contractual rights are transferred from one party to another, in a manner recognized by equity or fairness, rather than strictly by the letter of the law.

Rectification

The judicial procedure for rectifying an error in a document to accurately represent the real intentions of the parties concerned.

Assignee

The person or party to whom rights or interests have been transferred by another party, called the assignor.