They won't change anything. The people in power will, by definition, be the ones who have benefited from the system as it is at the time, so they will not wish to change it. Labour and proportional representation spring to mind.
As to books, dunno about any modern stuff, but Moore's 'Utopia' and Plato's 'Republic' seem obvious old-school choices, and Machievelli's 'The Prince' is nice and short, and quite interesting.
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Date: January 11th, 2002 08:08 am (UTC)From:As to books, dunno about any modern stuff, but Moore's 'Utopia' and Plato's 'Republic' seem obvious old-school choices, and Machievelli's 'The Prince' is nice and short, and quite interesting.