Reform (reformo) means the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc. The use of the word in this way emerges in the late 18th century and is believed to originate from Christopher Wyvill's Association movement which identified “Parliamentary Reform” as its primary aim. Reform is generally regarded as antithetical to revolution.
Developing countries may carry out a wide range of reforms to improve their living standards, often with support from international financial institutions and aid agencies. This can include reforms to macroeconomic policy, the civil service, and public financial management.
In the United States, rotation in office or term limits would, by contrast, be more revolutionary, in altering basic political connections between incumbents and constituents.
When used to describe something which is physically formed again, such as re-casting (mold/mould) or a band that gets back together, the proper term is re-form (with a hyphen), not "reform".
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Le terme de social-démocratie désigne un courant politique et économique, apparu au , qui tend à incorporer certains éléments du socialisme dans une économie capitaliste et libérale. L'expression recouvre à la fois la dénomination employée par divers partis socialistes, la forme d'organisation de ceux-ci, un courant idéologique et une pratique politique. Historiquement, le nom de social-démocrate a été, et est toujours, utilisé par les partis socialistes de divers pays, notamment en Allemagne et en Scandinavie mais également dans des pays extra-européens.
Reform (reformo) means the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc. The use of the word in this way emerges in the late 18th century and is believed to originate from Christopher Wyvill's Association movement which identified “Parliamentary Reform” as its primary aim. Reform is generally regarded as antithetical to revolution. Developing countries may carry out a wide range of reforms to improve their living standards, often with support from international financial institutions and aid agencies.