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In the note posted on 6 October, there was an error which a diligent reader has pointed out. The crowned republic, constitutional monarchy, is not only the most advanced, sophisticated and beneficial form of governance the world has ever known. It is demonstrably even better than I had said. Less than twenty per cent of countries around the world are constitutional monarchies.
But they don't make up 50% of the top ten and top 20 of the best countries to live in as assessed by the UN, as I claimed on 6 October. That was wrong.
They actually make up 60%. Sixty percent of the best countries are crowned republics. And , this is not an aberration. This is consistent with previous years. My apologies to all fellow constitutional monarchists - your case is even stronger than I thought. The corrected report follows.
 [ Less corrupt too ]
...60% of the best countries are..... crowned republics...
The crowned republic, constitutional monarchy, is the most advanced, sophisticated and beneficial form of governance the world has ever known. Some of you may scoff, and some monarchists may doubt this, but the proof of the pudding is in the eating.
It has just been announced that countries with the best quality of life are Norway and Australia. More importantly, crowned republics -constitutional monarchies - make up less than 20% of countries around the world but cluster towards the top of the list. When I was invited to a 1999 debate on the republic referendum at an inner city branch of the Liberal Party of Australia, my assertion that constitutional monarchies were among the world’s most advanced countries was greeted with derision and ridicule. It was difficult to believe this was a branch of the party founded by Sir Robert Menzies.
So some years ago, as evidence of our argument that constitutional monarchy offered the world’s most consistently successful form of government, ACM has been posting the evidence on this to this site. This is principally in the United Nations’ annual Human Development Index. By ranking countries in a way which is more consistent with this thinking, the HDR report has helped shift the debate away from gross domestic product (GDP) per capita as the only measure of development.
Instead, the HDI has provided a summary of each country’s achievement in attaining for its people:
· A long and healthy life,
· access to knowledge, and
· a decent standard of living.
...Elizabeth II reigns in four of the best...
In data just released, 60% of the top ten and top twenty countries are constitutional monarchies or crowned republics. Queen Elizabeth II is Sovereign of four countries in the top 25, and ten of those classified as having "very high" or " high" human development.
As is the practice, this report relates to the latest statistics available for use in the study - in this case those for the year 2007.
From those statistics, Norway was attributed the value on the index of 0.971, Australia 0.970. This result is broadly consistent with every earlier edition of the HDI over two decades. It is also consistent with other measurements of well being taken over extended periods of time.
These have included a separate measurement of prosperity and, you may be surprised, even one for corruption (see map). I have no hesitation therefore in asserting that the crowned republic or constitutional monarchy is the most advanced, sophisticated and beneficial form of governance the world has ever known.
Can anyone - anywhere - show me how I am wrong?
1. SKITING
Written by Pravada, on 07-10-2009 19:11
While being the least corrupt is useful for skiting and enhancing our image it does not release us from the moral obligation to prevent it where possible. The whole world is on this train taking us to corporate government. Corporate government is all about obtaining a position on the board of directors, a position purchased with money. It is arbitrary government where all under its control do as they are told, as demonstrated in the Soviet Union. Having a first class seat on this train can be so comfortable and the wine so intoxicating we no longer care where the train is headed. Nor can ignoring the presence of third class passengers out of sight make our seat safe for all time. Corruption is all about buying people for the wrong purposes with money. It is still the most important moral question the world has to deal with, otherwise we wither and perish along with the most corrupt. |
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, on 23-10-2009 07:46
I know it is not popular to say so, but I still think it is worthwhile to give a reminder ever now and then that some people object to the phrase “crowned republic”. Yes, I know the ACM charter accepts the phrase, but it still makes me wince every single time I read it. I’ve just discussed it with some people at work, all republicans, and they just laughed. As one said “the crown is still the problem, throwing in the word republic is meaningless.” I will always doubt the value in adopting this phrase; and I will never accept it as a synonym for constitutional monarchy. |
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