History

Machiavelli 's principles of proper governance

Introduction

Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527 ) outlined the principles of power politics which were to be manipulated by princes to govern the state during the Renaissance . During this period , many nation states were developing stronger central governments that were also more complex institutionally to prepare for the nation-state of the future centuries

Machiavelli 's principles of proper governance are mainly contained in `The Prince , a political treatise published in 1532 . He discussed political issues without including in the discussion any reference on ethics and morals as

societal goals (Hunt , 2008 . He observed Italian politics and concluded that power was an important tool to founding and governing a state . The Italian state at the time was divided into republics which were governed by civic elite and principalities which were under a single dynasty . His principles were mainly aimed at guiding the princes ' to maintain power and rule over the principality Machiavelli outlined how a prince can acquire , expand and maintain power . This was so as to maintain stability of the principality (Mattingly , 1995

Machiavelli 's view of a good leader defines most of the qualities possesed by Louis XIV of France . Machiavelli would consider Louis XIV a good leader in accordance with those principles which he used to define a good leader and a proper gorvanance . The aim of this is to explain Machiavelli 's principles on proper gorvanance that were evident in Louis XIV 's leadership , and then analyse Machiavelli 's view on Louis XIV...