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voting in elections, especially among younger people
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It has been suggested that the increasing volume of business transactions that take
place across the borders of nation-states is eroding the efficiency of national governing structures, especially
democratic ones
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The importance of monitoring the PE

It must not be forgotten that within the past couple of decades businesses have observed and reacted to some
dramatic changes in political systems
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Governments
gradually recognized the need to intervene to counteract market failures by creating enforceable laws and
collectable taxes
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The ​economic environment is influenced by the actions of government
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It should be remembered that organizations not only monitor the political environment – they also contribute to
it
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Political ideologies

It was noted earlier that ​political ideologies in the UK have changed through a series of cycles during the
post-Second World War period
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➔ A political ideology ​is a certain set of ethical ideals, principles, doctrines, myths or symbols of a
social movement, institution, class or large group that explains how society should work and offers
some political and cultural blueprint for a certain social order
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The existence of political parties makes the
management of parliamentary business more efficient, because party leaders can generally be assured of the
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support of their members when passing new legislation
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Because political parties represent a ​diverse range of ideological issues​, it is not surprising that party leaders
often find it difficult to gain the unanimous support of all members on all issues
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However, the UK, like many western countries, has seen increasing levels of c​onvergence
between parties​, which makes business leaders very uncertain about just what makes a party’s

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