Power Sharing

Chapter #01, Civics, NCERT

Belgium 
Sri Lanka 

Why Power Sharing is desirable ?

    (a) Prudential Reasons : Power sharing reduces the possibility of conflict between social groups, a good way to ensure the stability of political order. Tyranny of majority not only hurts minority, ruins the majority as well, power sharing will bring better outcomes.
    (b) Moral Reasons : Power sharing is the very spirit of democracy. People have the right to be consulted on how they are to be governed. Moral reason emphasises the very act of power sharing as valuable.

    Forms of power sharing :

    (i) Among different organs of the government – power shared among Legislature, Executive & Judiciary, also termed as horizontal distribution of power, is also called a system of checks and balances.
    (ii) Among governments at different levels - also termed as vertical division of power, power shared among central, state & local governments.
    (iii) Among different social groups - among religious & linguistic groups, socially weaker sections and women are represented in the legislatures & administration.
    (iv) Among political parties, pressure groups & movements.