what is the importance of power sharing?
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Power Sharing is dividing te power among different level and forms of government.
The importance of Power sharing includes:-
- It helps in not concentrating power in one hand.
- All the forms and levels can keep a check on each other.
- It reduces the possibilities of conflicts.
- The government become stable because of power sharing.
- People get rights to be consulted in how they can be governed.
- The minorities too get attention.
- The power can be shared among different social groups to get a fare share in power.
- Power can be also shared among political parties, pressure groups and movements.
- Power can also be shared among two parties forming a coalition.
Hence, it helps in the proper functioning of the government.
POWER SHARING:
• Prower sharing means the separation of powers among organs of government, levels of government, political parties and pressure groups.
• Power is shared among the organs of government such as legislature, executive and Judiciary.
• Power is shared among different levels of government such as Central government, state government and village panchayats.
• The power is distributed among different Political parties in coalition or ruling parties.
• The concept of Power sharing was proposed by Montesqui, a French eminent scholar.
• In his book, "spirit of laws" Montesqui proposed the "theory of separation of powers".
Coming to your question,
Why Power sharing is important?
• The power sharing reduces the conflicts between the organs of government, levels of government, political parties and pressure groups.
• In organs of government, when power is shared, each organ act as watch dog to the actions of other two organs.
• When the power is shared among different levels of government, then there is no chance of conflicts between them.
• There is no scope for the despotism by the central government.
• Power sharing also avoids the deadlock between the decisions in levels of government.
• Power sharing is boon to the democracy and it maintains political stability.
Hence, Power sharing is important.