Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Road Traffic Accidents in Dire Dawa City, Ethiopia

Asmelash, Abrha; Shishay, Weldegebrial; Danesh, Ali; Cai, Katherine; Wang, Xuesong

doi:10.1061/9780784482933.357

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“…As a feature of the semi-presidential system, the current constitution of Ethiopia also recognizes the office of the president with nominal power and ceremonial functions. The president is more of a nominal executive and 'a titular head of state in Ethiopia and who is nominated by the … [parliament] and elected in a joint session of … [both houses of the parliament] by a two-thirds majority vote' 9 . The nominal duties of the president include 'addressing the joint session of the parliament annually, appointing ambassadors, granting high military titles, and decorating high domestic and foreign dignitaries with medals and prizes, of course, after having been recommended by the Prime Minister' 10 .…”

Section: Omnipotent Executivementioning

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Nominal Representative and Implementing Political Institutions in Ethiopia

2022

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The role of political institutions could be dichotomized into two. Some of them are on the representational side of the political system (parties and parliaments). Some of them are on the implementation side of the system (the government, the police, the courts, the government media, and the civil service). The expected role of political institutions to structure politics and policy-making. In response to this concern, this paper explored the status of existed political institutions in Ethiopia. In contrast to the main roles vested in political institutions, this paper argued that these governing institutions manifested inherent institutional weakness in Ethiopia. The paper contends that there has been institutional decline and the nominal nature of the country's governing institutions. This could be demonstrated by the omnipotent executive, rubber-stamp legislature, subservient judiciary, repressive policy, and ineffective civil service of the country.

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Section: Omnipotent Executivementioning

confidence: 99%

Nominal Representative and Implementing Political Institutions in Ethiopia

2022

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Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Road Traffic Accidents in Dire Dawa City, Ethiopia

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Nominal Representative and Implementing Political Institutions in Ethiopia

Nominal Representative and Implementing Political Institutions in Ethiopia

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