Mandla Skhosana
How is society’s intellectually gifted attracted and retained in politics? Is Gen Z’s low participation rate a cause for concern? Is testing of politicians’ fitness to hold office a good idea? Are we attracting the leaders we deserve, or do we deserve the leaders we get? Real-life politicians worldwide are assessed: do they make democracy work; not work properly or fail; or even subvert or manipulate it? Do they receive a 'Passed' or 'Failed'?Myths they create are exploded. They are mere mortals who make good, bad and sometimes horrible decisions. 'In order to get anything done in any organisation you have to listen to people who don’t think like you....' - Louis Brandeis, American Supreme Court judge and champion of the Office of the Citizen and respecting and recognising the right to agree to differ without apology (dissension) as critical for democracy to survive and thrive.'...the author looks at different methods and ways power gets passed from one leader to the next ....... I found this to be an interesting read......' - Big Al’s Book & Pals Blog review of Volume 1 in the series
