Question

elxplain why democracy is best

Answer 1

Democracy is the best form of government from the devel­opment point of view. It provides every individual equal opportunity for his/her progress and guarantees freedom to everyone to take up any enterprise and activity of his/her choice. But state protection and security is also important for the development of entrepreneurship and economic development.
Therefore, it is important for development that the government be stable. The instability of the government creates the feeling of insecurity in the minds of manufacturers and workers, traders and consumers. In spite of the privatization policy, the state continues to monitor prices of commodities and wages of workers so that they are not exploited by the economic players in the market.
Rudolph and Rudolph (1987) have attempted to find corre­lates between the nature of polity of the state and economic characteristics. In a democratic country, there are two competing sovereignties: state sovereignty and voter/citizen sovereignty. Heuristically, they use two polar type ideal concepts to represent these sovereignties: demand polity and command polity.
The demand polity refers to the situation when the government’s policies and programmes are for the short-term benefits of people. The allocations and welfare activities are carried out keeping elections in mind. The model of command polity refers to that political set-up in which allocations and distributions are oriented to the long-term goals and sustainable benefits to people. The role of the state in command politics is monopolistic and oligopolistic. In the existing world, both these polities are found in a mixed form to varying

Answer 2

As democracy means rule of people ... That is of the people for the people and by the people. Democracy is a form of government in which all eligible citizens participate equally—either directly or through elected representatives. Democracy is the best form of government simply because no other form of government is known to work well. Democracy may have its flaws but all in all it works very fluidly. Some plus points of having a democratic form of government:-
1. Freedom
2. Democracy represents the views and notions of all the citizens of the country, whether majorities or minorities.
3. It helps in solving conflicts and quarrels in a better way.
4. It provides a dignity to the people.
5. Democracy allows various people to rule the country through the representatives.
6. It also allows people to express themselves clearly and freely.
7. It Respects & promotes Human Rights
8. In this form of government all people are equal before the law.
9. Democracy is the only form of government where the people can voice their opinion.
10. In my view there is no other alternative form of government better than a democracy.