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The State in the Third Millennium
of: Hans-Adam II The reigning Prince of Liechtenstein
van Eck Verlag, 2009
ISBN: 9783905881042 , 225 Pages
2. Edition
Format: PDF, Read online
Copy protection: DRM
Table of Contents
6
Introduction
8
1. The right to self-determination - a personal conviction
12
2. The origins of the state
24
3. The role of religion in the formation of the state
28
4. The size of states and the influence of military technology
38
5. Monarchy, oligarchy, democracy
52
6. The American Revolution and indirect democracy
66
7. The Swiss constitution of 1848 and the path to direct democracy
70
8. Liechtenstein’s constitutional reform of 2003
76
9. The deficiencies of traditional democracy
84
10. The state of the future
92
10.1 The constitutional state
98
10.2 The welfare state
114
10.3 The education system
124
10.4 Transportation
128
10.5 Public finances
134
10.6 The national currency
142
10.7 Other state duties
154
11. A constitution for the state of the future
158
12. Strategies to achieve the state of the future
164
13. A perspective on the third millennium
184
Appendix: A draft constitution for the state in the third millennium
190
Index
210
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