Reform
Reform refers to the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.[1] The modern usage of the word emerged in the late 18th century and is believed to have originated from Christopher Wyvill's Association movement, which identified "Parliamentary Reform" as its primary aim.[2] Reform is generally regarded as antithetical to revolution.
In politics, there is debate over what constitutes reform vs. revolution, and whether all changes labeled "reform" actually represent progress.
A government's ability to implement reforms, referred to as its state capacity, is constrained by the prevailing political system.[7]
Re-form
When used to describe something which is physically formed again, such as re-
See also
- Catalytic reforming
- Education reform
- Electoral reform
- Land reform
- Microeconomic reform
- Monetary reform
- Progressivism
- Reform (Religion)
- Reform movement
- La Reforma
- Reformism
- Security sector governance and reform
- Tax reform
- University reform
- Wall Street reform
Notes
- ^ On term limits reform, see U.S. Term Limits. On more radical/revolutionary changes, including term limits, see, e.g., Robert Struble Jr., Treatise on Twelve Lights: To Restore America the Beautiful under God and the Written Constitution, 2007–08 edition.
References
- ^ "Reform". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ISBN 978-0521823944.
- ^ Gage, Beverly (February 13, 2018). "When 'Reform' Means a Process of Elimination". The New York Times Magazine.
- ^ Gutierrez, Michael; Walter, Andrew (2024). "Term Limits: Overview". EBSCO.
- ^ Burgat, Casey (January 18, 2018). "Five reasons to oppose congressional term limits". Brookings.
- ^ Fowler, Anthony (January 25, 2024). "Term Limits". University of Chicago – Center for Effective Government.
- ISBN 978-0198766865.
- ^ "RE-FORM definition in American English". Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
Further reading
Media related to Reform at Wikimedia Commons- Harrington, Mona. The Dream of Deliverance in American Politics. New York: A.A. Knopf, 1986. x, 308 p. ISBN 0-394-54973-2
