ROLE PLAY - ALBANIA LINK TO THE COUNTRIES UNDER CONSIDERATION
From 1994-1992 Albania had a government structure which had characteristics features of the rule in China, Soviet Union and Germany. The country was then known as the People's Socialist Republic of China(1976-1991) and the form of government existing in the nation was Single-Party Marxist-Leninist Hoxhaist Socialistic republic under totalitarian dictatorship.
Albania's rulers implemented elements of the Stalinist economic system in their own economy by adopting basic elements of the Soviet fiscal system in the year 1949. Under this reform the treasury received direct contribution from state enterprises from their shares of profit. The state enterprises could only keep the share …show more content…
Elections to the People's assembly are held every four years. The prime minister is the head of the government. the executive powers are held by the government whereas the legislative power is shared by both the government and the parliament. One of the issues on the top of the priority list of all the post communist governments has been the Euro-Atlantic integration and as a result Albania's EU membership bid has been set as a priority by the European Commission. In 2009, Albania became a part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Our country's respect for the rule of law is far behind other countries in our region. While both local and international sources suggest that the legal standards of in our country have improved significantly, it is a story which can only be seen on paper. The laws in the country are not fully observed and are often applied randomly harming the citizens instead of protecting them. The poor translation of European legislation and partial adoption of international models has resulted in the custom of poor or no implementation of laws in the country. The Albanian judicial system is also somewhat under the rule of the Albanian government in spite of our country being a democratic republic. Our judicial system is marred by corruption and there exists a lack of vision and government officials' distrust in judiciary which allows for the presence of government intervention in the …show more content…
My sister on other hand is a victim of inequalities and gender based discrimination. She is expected to become like my mother and is destined to look after her children and run her home. Following the age old tradition, she is expected to borne the burden of sustaining family well being in future. Despite that, she has less opportunity than me to access the necessary resources and means to meet these responsibilities. Women's access to job market has been limited by the prevalence of high unemployment rates and poor educational attainment and vocal training methods. They possess a poor social status in the family and often become victim of domestic violence which prevents them from active participation in political and social structure of the country. The inequalities faced by women has led to stagnation and prolongation of poverty in Albania, in turn affecting more and more women and children and increasing the divide. Though 95.7% of females in the state are literate but most of them are not given an opportunity to even complete their secondary schooling. The participation rate of women in labour force is 60.3% compared to the 76.1% in men. The divide persists in the employment rate too which is 65.6% for men against the 51.8% for women. The situation in public administration is even worse with women accounting for 43% of
From 1994-1992 Albania had a government structure which had characteristics features of the rule in China, Soviet Union and Germany. The country was then known as the People's Socialist Republic of China(1976-1991) and the form of government existing in the nation was Single-Party Marxist-Leninist Hoxhaist Socialistic republic under totalitarian dictatorship.
Albania's rulers implemented elements of the Stalinist economic system in their own economy by adopting basic elements of the Soviet fiscal system in the year 1949. Under this reform the treasury received direct contribution from state enterprises from their shares of profit. The state enterprises could only keep the share …show more content…
Elections to the People's assembly are held every four years. The prime minister is the head of the government. the executive powers are held by the government whereas the legislative power is shared by both the government and the parliament. One of the issues on the top of the priority list of all the post communist governments has been the Euro-Atlantic integration and as a result Albania's EU membership bid has been set as a priority by the European Commission. In 2009, Albania became a part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Our country's respect for the rule of law is far behind other countries in our region. While both local and international sources suggest that the legal standards of in our country have improved significantly, it is a story which can only be seen on paper. The laws in the country are not fully observed and are often applied randomly harming the citizens instead of protecting them. The poor translation of European legislation and partial adoption of international models has resulted in the custom of poor or no implementation of laws in the country. The Albanian judicial system is also somewhat under the rule of the Albanian government in spite of our country being a democratic republic. Our judicial system is marred by corruption and there exists a lack of vision and government officials' distrust in judiciary which allows for the presence of government intervention in the …show more content…
My sister on other hand is a victim of inequalities and gender based discrimination. She is expected to become like my mother and is destined to look after her children and run her home. Following the age old tradition, she is expected to borne the burden of sustaining family well being in future. Despite that, she has less opportunity than me to access the necessary resources and means to meet these responsibilities. Women's access to job market has been limited by the prevalence of high unemployment rates and poor educational attainment and vocal training methods. They possess a poor social status in the family and often become victim of domestic violence which prevents them from active participation in political and social structure of the country. The inequalities faced by women has led to stagnation and prolongation of poverty in Albania, in turn affecting more and more women and children and increasing the divide. Though 95.7% of females in the state are literate but most of them are not given an opportunity to even complete their secondary schooling. The participation rate of women in labour force is 60.3% compared to the 76.1% in men. The divide persists in the employment rate too which is 65.6% for men against the 51.8% for women. The situation in public administration is even worse with women accounting for 43% of