WEAKNESS OF US GOVERNANCE MODEL

The reaction of the United States Government to the catastrophic oil spillage in the Gulf of Mexico reveals the weakness of the US model of governance. In short, legal retribution is the name of the game. This approach may be more effective than other models in dealing with consequences of financial wrongdoing, as in the case of banks, but when the environment is at stake pre-emptive and prompt practical action by the appropriate public authorities is essential. Once again, the US Government has been lacking in the this regard, as it was with New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina.